Estimation of the cost of large-scale school deworming programmes with benzimidazoles

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 129-132

  Montresor, A ^a   Gabrielli, A F ^a   Diarra, A ^b   Engels, D ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b WHO African Regional Office   (Gabon)

Author keywords

Benzimidazoles; Cost; Financial cost; School deworming

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; BENZIMIDAZOLE; MEBENDAZOLE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; DRUG MONITORING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; TABLET; WORM EXPULSION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHELMINTICS; BENZIMIDAZOLES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG COSTS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMANS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS;

EID: 75449098271     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2009.10.007     Document Type: Article

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