Cost-effectiveness analysis of clinical specialist outreach as compared to referral system in Ethiopia: An economic evaluation

Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation

Volumn 8, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Kifle, Yibeltal A ^a   Nigatu, Tilahun H ^b  

^a JIMMA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b AMREF HEALTH AFRICA   (Kenya)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ETHIOPIA; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT REFERRAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 77953303691     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14787547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-7547-8-13     Document Type: Article

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