Economic and health burden of rotavirus gastroenteritis for the 2003 birth cohort in eight Latin American and Caribbean countries Carga económica y de morbilidad de la gastroenteritis por rotavirus en la cohorte de nacidos en 2003 en ocho países de América Latina y el Caribe

Economic and health burden of rotavirus gastroenteritis for the 2003 birth cohort in eight Latin American and Caribbean countries Carga económica y de morbilidad de la gastroenteritis por rotavirus en la cohorte de nacidos en 2003 en ocho países de América Latina y el Caribe

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the health and economic burden of rotavirus gastroenteritis in hospital and outpatient settings in eight Latin American and Caribbean countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, and Venezuela). METHODS: An economic model was constructed u...

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Main Authors: Richard D. Rheingans, Dagna Constenla, Lynn Antil, Bruce L. Innis, Thomas Breuer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2007-04-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Subjects:
Infecciones por rotavirus
gastroenteritis
costos y análisis de costo
costo de enfermedad
modelos económicos
América Latina
Región del Caribe
Rotavirus
costs and cost analysis
cost of illness
models, economic
Latin America
Caribbean Region
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