Cost analysis of the treatment of severe acute malnutrition in West Africa

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2017, Pages

  Isanaka, Sheila ^a,b   Menzies, Nicolas A ^b   Sayyad, Jessica ^a   Ayoola, Mudasiru ^c   Grais, Rebecca F ^a   Doyon, Stéphane ^c  

^a EPICENTRE   (France)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

community based management; cost; ingredients approach; Niger; severe acute malnutrition

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL DEVICE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THERAPY EFFECT; COST; DIET; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ECONOMICS; HOSPITALIZATION;

AFRICA, WESTERN; CHILD; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIET; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; NUTRITION THERAPY; SEVERE ACUTE MALNUTRITION;

EID: 85006850579     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12398     Document Type: Article

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