Economic impact of dengue illness in the Americas

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 200-207

  Shepard, Donald S ^a   Coudeville, Laurent ^b   Halasa, Yara A ^a   Zambrano, Betzana ^b   Dayan, Gustavo H ^b  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SANOFI PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST OF ILLNESS; DENGUE; DISABILITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HUMAN; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; CENTRAL AMERICA; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; SOUTH AMERICA; STATISTICS;

HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS;

CARIBBEAN REGION; CENTRAL AMERICA; COST OF ILLNESS; DENGUE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 79952654640     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0503     Document Type: Article

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