A multifaceted intervention to improve the quality of care of children in district hospitals in kenya: A cost-effectiveness analysis

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 13-

  Barasa, Edwine W ^a,b   Ayieko, Philip ^a   Cleary, Susan ^b   English, Mike ^a,c  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; KENYA; MORTALITY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCALE UP; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRAINING; UNCERTAINTY; CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FOLLOW UP; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STANDARD;

BUDGETS; CHILD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; KENYA; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS;

EID: 84864708885     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001238     Document Type: Article

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