A retrospective study on burden of human echinococcosis based on Hospital Discharge Records from 2001 to 2009 in Sardinia, Italy

Acta Tropica

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 184-189

  Mastrandrea, S ^a   Stegel, G ^b   Piseddu, T ^a   Ledda, S ^a   Masala, G ^a  

^a ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA SARDEGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cystic echinococcosis; DALYs; Hospital Discharge Records; Italy; Sardinia

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; DISEASE CONTROL; HOSPITAL SECTOR; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL IMPACT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; DISABILITY SEVERITY; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL RECORD; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

ITALY; SARDINIA;

EID: 84863431965     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: 18736254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2012.05.004     Document Type: Article

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