Counting the cost of not costing HIV health facilities accurately: Pay now, or pay more later

PharmacoEconomics

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 887-902

  Beck, Eduard J ^a   Avila, Carlos ^a   Gerbase, Sofia ^a   Harling, Guy ^a   De Lay, Paul ^a  

^a UNAIDS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; HIV infections.

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BUDGET; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; FINANCIAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANDEMIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH FACILITIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); TIME FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84866097420     PISSN: 11707690     EISSN: 11792027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11596500-000000000-00000     Document Type: Review

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