Total economic cost and burden of dengue in Nicaragua: 1996-2010

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 616-622

  Wettstein, Zachary S ^a   Fleming, Michael ^a   Chang, Aileen Y ^a   Copenhaver, David J ^a   Wateska, Angela R ^b   Bartsch, Sarah M ^b   Lee, Bruce Y ^b   Kulkarni, Rajan P ^a  

^a Dengue Relief Foundation   (Nicaragua)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENGUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; NICARAGUA; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS;

COST OF ILLNESS; DENGUE; DENGUE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; NICARAGUA; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS;

EID: 84867905950     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0146     Document Type: Article

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