Journal of Global Health (Jun 2016)

Cost of management of severe pneumonia in young children: systematic analysis

  • Shanshan Zhang 1,2,
  • Peter M. Sammon 1,
  • Isobel King 1,3,
  • Ana Lucia Andrade 4,
  • Cristiana M. Toscano 4,
  • Sheila N Araujo 4,5,
  • Anushua Sinha 6,
  • Shabir A. Madhi 7,8,
  • Gulam Khandaker 9,10,
  • Jiehui Kevin Yin 9,10,
  • Robert Booy 9,10,
  • Tanvir M Huda 11,12,
  • Qazi S Rahman 11,
  • Shams El Arifeen 11,
  • Angela Gentile 13,
  • Norberto Giglio 13,
  • Mejbah U. Bhuiyan 14,
  • Katharine Sturm–Ramirez 14,15,
  • Bradford D. Gessner 16,
  • Mardiati Nadjib 17,
  • Phyllis J. Carosone– Link 18,
  • Eric AF Simões 18,19,
  • Jason A Child 20,
  • Imran Ahmed 21,
  • Zulfiqar A Bhutta 21,
  • Sajid B Soofi 22,
  • Rumana J Khan 23,
  • Harry Campbell 1,
  • Harish Nair 1,24

DOI
https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.06.010408
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 1

Abstract

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Childhood pneumonia is a major cause of childhood illness and the second leading cause of child death globally. Understanding the costs associated with the management of childhood pneumonia is essential for resource allocation and priority setting for child health.

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