Impact of increased economic burden due to human echinococcosis in an underdeveloped rural community of the People's Republic of China

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2010, Pages

  Yang, Yu Rong ^a,b,c   Williams, Gail M ^c   Craig, Philip S ^d   McManus, Donald P ^b  

^a NINGXIA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LIVER HYDATID CYST; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; WORM INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; ECHINOCOCCOSIS, HEPATIC; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78049406138     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000801     Document Type: Review

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