Cost-effectiveness analysis of combination therapies for visceral leishmaniasis in the Indian subcontinent.

Cost-effectiveness analysis of combination therapies for visceral leishmaniasis in the Indian subcontinent.

Visceral leishmaniasis is a systemic parasitic disease that is fatal unless treated. We assessed the cost and cost-effectiveness of alternative strategies for the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis in the Indian subcontinent. In particular we examined whether combination therapies are a cost-effect...

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Main Authors:	Filip Meheus, Manica Balasegaram, Piero Olliaro, Shyam Sundar, Suman Rijal, Md Abul Faiz, Marleen Boelaert
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-09-01
Series:	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2935395?pdf=render

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