Use of statewide hospital discharge data to evaluate the economic burden of neurocysticercosis in Los Angeles County (1991-2008)

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 106-110

  Croker, Curtis ^a   Reporter, Roshan ^a   Mascola, Laurene ^a  

^a Acute Communicable Disease Control Program   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CYSTICERCOSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

BRAIN EDEMA; CHILD; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOS ANGELES; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SEIZURES; THORACIC INJURIES;

EID: 77954584543     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0494     Document Type: Article

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