Measuring and comparing the cost-effectiveness of surgical care delivery in low-resource settings: Cleft lip and palate as a model

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1121-1125

  Hackenberg, Berit ^a   Ramos, Margarita S ^a   Campbell, Alexander ^b   Resch, Stephen ^c   Finlayson, Samuel R G ^d   Sarma, Hiteswar ^e   Howaldt, Hans Peter ^f   Caterson, E J ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Operation Smile   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Operation Smile India Guwahati Comprehensive Cleft Care Center   (India)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GIESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cleft lip and palate; cost effectiveness; DALY

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; CHILD; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ALTRUISM; CHILD; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MEDICAL MISSIONS, OFFICIAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 84986593944     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: 15363732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000001829     Document Type: Article

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