Malaria burden and costs of intensified control in Bhutan, 2006-14: An observational study and situation analysis

The Lancet Global Health

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2016, Pages e336-e343

  Wangdi, Kinley ^a,b   Banwell, Cathy ^a   Gatton, Michelle L ^c   Kelly, Gerard C ^a   Namgay, Rinzin ^d   Clements, Archie C A ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Phuentsholing General Hospital   (Bhutan)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^d Ministry of Health   (Bhutan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BED NET; BHUTAN; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MALARIA; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OCCUPATION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; COST; DISEASE ERADICATION; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; INSECTICIDE TREATED NET; MOSQUITO CONTROL;

INSECTICIDE;

BHUTAN; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DISEASE ERADICATION; HEALTHCARE FINANCING; HUMANS; INSECTICIDE-TREATED BEDNETS; INSECTICIDES; MALARIA; MOSQUITO CONTROL;

EID: 84963746218     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2214109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(16)00083-8     Document Type: Article

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