Costs and benefits of neurosurgical intervention for infant hydrocephalus in sub-Saharan Africa.
Warf B, Alkire B, Bhai S, Hughes C, Schiff S, Vincent J, Meara J. Costs and benefits of neurosurgical intervention for infant hydrocephalus in sub-Saharan Africa. Journal Of Neurosurgery Pediatrics 2011, 8: 509-21. PMID: 22044378, DOI: 10.3171/2011.8.peds11163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBenefit-cost ratioDisability-adjusted life yearsHuman capital approachEconomic benefitsNeurosurgical interventionCapital approachCost/disability-adjusted life yearStatistical life approachFavorable benefit-cost ratioTotal economic benefitPotential economic impactMajor public health priorityEndoscopic third ventriculostomyBenefits of treatmentCases of hydrocephalusVSL approachPublic health priorityEconomic modelingCURE Children's HospitalTreatment of hydrocephalusEconomic impactLife yearsUntreated hydrocephalusRetrospective reviewShunt placement
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