Retinopathy of prematurity screening and treatment cost in Brazil
OBJECTIVE: To assess the additional cost of incorporating the detection and treatment of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) into neonatal care services of Brazil's Unified Health System (SUS). METHODS: A deterministic decision-tree simulation model was built to estimate the direct costs of screen...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pan American Health Organization
2014-07-01
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| Series: | Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892014000600006&lng=en&tlng=en |