Comparison of the estimated cost-effectiveness of preventive and therapeutic zinc supplementation strategies for reducing child morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 199-214

  Brown, Kenneth H ^a   Hess, Sonja Y ^a   Vosti, Stephen A ^a   Baker, Shawn K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Diarrhea treatment; Prevention of zinc deficiency; Zinc supplementation

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; CHILD MORTALITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA ACQUISITION; DISEASE CONTROL; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; HEALTH SERVICES; MORBIDITY; PNEUMONIA; ZINC;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 84880856705     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482651303400209     Document Type: Article

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