Cost-effectiveness of adding bed net distribution for malaria prevention to antenatal services in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 496-502

  Becker Dreps, Sylvia I ^a   Biddle, Andrea K ^b   Pettifor, Audrey ^b   Musuamba, Gertrude ^c   Imbie, David Nku ^d   Meshnick, Steven ^b   Behets, Frieda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c School of Public Health   (Congo)

^d Salvation Army   (Congo)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BED NET; CHILD DEATH; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONGO; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA CONTROL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PROBABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 69249164052     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.81.496     Document Type: Article

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