Economic principles for resource allocation decisions at national level to mitigate the effects of disease in farm animal populations

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 91-101

  Howe, K S ^a   Hasler, B ^b   Stark, K D C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

health economics; Infectious disease control; infectious disease epidemiology; surveillance; veterinary epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EPIDEMIC; FARM ANIMAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; INFECTION CONTROL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 84870867077     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095026881200060X     Document Type: Article

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