Hospitalization costs of severe bacterial pneumonia in children: comparative analysis considering different costing methods

ABSTRACT Objective To determine and compare hospitalization costs of bacterial community-acquired pneumonia cases via different costing methods under the Brazilian Public Unified Health System perspective. Methods Cost-of-illness study based on primary data collected from a sample of 59 children...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sheila Elke Araujo Nunes, Ruth Minamisava, Maria Aparecida da Silva Vieira, Alexander Itria, Vicente Porfirio Pessoa Junior, Ana Lúcia Sampaio Sgambatti de Andrade, Cristiana Maria Toscano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082017000200212&lng=en&tlng=en