Ambulance service within a comprehensive intervention for reproductive health in remote settings: A cost-effective intervention

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1151-1158

  Somigliana, Edgardo ^a   Sabino, Alice ^b   Nkurunziza, Richard ^b   Okello, Emmy ^c   Quaglio, Gianluca ^d   Lochoro, Peter ^b   Putoto, Giovanni ^e   Manenti, Fabio ^e  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b CUAMM   (Uganda)

^c John's Pope Hospital   (Uganda)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^e CUAMM   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ambulance; Cost effectiveness; Remote settings; Reproductive health

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITAL SECTOR; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SERVICE; OBSTETRIC CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; AMBULANCES; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; UGANDA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79961168990     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2011.02819.x     Document Type: Article

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