Cost-effectiveness analysis of cataract surgery: a global and regional analysis.
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Summary
Extra-capsular cataract surgery for cataracts at a high level of coverage is the most cost-effective way of restoring sight in all epidemiological subregions considered.
- Type
- article
- Published
- 2004-05-01
- Cited by
- 189
- References
- 28
- Access
- Open access
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Keywords
Medicine, Cataract surgery, Epidemiology, Activity-based costing, Population
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