Micro-economic impact of congenital heart surgery: Results of a prospective study from a limited-resource setting

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2015, Pages

  Raj, Manu ^a   Paul, Mary ^a   Sudhakar, Abish ^a   Varghese, Anu Alphonse ^a   Haridas, Aareesh Chittulliparamb ^a   Kabali, Conrad ^b   Kumar, Raman Krishna ^a  

^a AMRITA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOLLOW UP; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INCOME; INDIA; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRODUCTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURGICAL RISK; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; ECONOMICS; FAMILY SIZE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; PARENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL CLASS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS;

EID: 84938326405     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0131348     Document Type: Article

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