Economic costs and benefits of a community-based lymphedema management program for lymphatic filariasis in Odisha State, India

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 877-884

  Stillwaggon, Eileen ^a   Sawers, Larry ^b   Rout, Jonathan ^c   Addiss, David ^d   Fox, Leanne ^e  

^a GETTYSBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Church's Auxiliary for Social Action   (India)

^d Children Without Worms   (United States)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ACUTE DERMATOLYMPHANGIOADENITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INDIA; LYMPHADENITIS; LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION; SCHOOL CHILD; WORK DISABILITY; YOUNG ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPLICATION; ECONOMICS; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; PROCEDURES; PRODUCTIVITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INDIA; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SICK LEAVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84990200702     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0286     Document Type: Article

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