Cost-effectiveness of screening for active cases of tuberculosis in Flanders, Belgium.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the cost-effectiveness of the tuberculosis screening activities currently funded by the Flemish government in Flanders, Belgium. METHODS: After estimating the expenses for 2013-2014 of each of nine screening components - which include high-risk groups, contacts and people who are seeking tuberculosis consultation at a centre for respiratory health care - and the associated costs per active case of tuberculosis identified between 2007 and 2014, we compared the cost-effectiveness of each component. The applied perspective was that of the Flemish government. FINDINGS: The thr... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2017 |
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World Health Organization
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Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27381544 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/182513 |