GDP Matters: Cost Effectiveness of Cochlear Implantation and Deaf Education in Sub-Saharan Africa

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1357-1365

  Emmett, Susan D ^a,b   Tucci, Debara L ^c   Smith, Magteld ^d   Macharia, Isaac M ^e   Ndegwa, Serah N ^e   Nakku, Doreen ^f   Kaitesi, Mukara B ^g   Ibekwe, Titus S ^h   Mulwafu, Wakisa ⁱ   Gong, Wenfeng ^b   Francis, Howard W ^a   Saunders, James E ^j  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^f MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Uganda)

^g UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA   (Rwanda)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ABUJA   (Nigeria)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^j DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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Author keywords

Cochlear implant; Cost effective; DALY; Deaf education; Pediatric; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEAFNESS; DEVICE FAILURE; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMAN; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEAFNESS; EDUCATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; INFANT; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS;

EID: 84940109341     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000000823     Document Type: Article

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