Cost-effectiveness of community-based management of acute malnutrition in Malawi

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 127-137

  Wilford, Robyn ^a   Golden, Kate ^a   Walker, Damian G ^b  

^a Concern Worldwide ^*  (Ireland)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

child health; community based management of acute malnutrition; Cost effectiveness; malnutrition; nutrition; therapeutic feeding

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALAWI; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALAWI; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 84858205386     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czr017     Document Type: Article

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