Cost-effectiveness of skin-barrier-enhancing emollients among preterm infants in Bangladesh

Cost-effectiveness of skin-barrier-enhancing emollients among preterm infants in Bangladesh

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of topical emollients, sunflower seed oil (SSO) and synthetic Aquaphor, versus no treatment, in preventing mortality among hospitalized preterm infants (< 33 weeks gestation) at a tertiary hospital in Bangladesh. METHODS: Evidence from a randomized co...

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Main Authors: Amnesty LeFevre, Samuel D Shillcutt, Samir K Saha, ASM Nawshad Uddin Ahmed, Saifuddin Ahmed, MAK Azad Chowdhury, Paul A Law, Robert Black, Mathuram Santosham, Gary L Darmstadt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862010000200011&lng=en&tlng=en

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