An incremental cost-effectiveness analysis of the first, second and third sputum examination in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis
Abstract
The objective of this study was to compare the incremental cost-effectiveness of examining serial sputum smears for screening suspects for pulmonary tuberculosis at a rural district hospital in Zambia.
Citation
Walker, D.; McNerney, R.; Kimankinda Mwembo, M.; Foster, S.; Tihon, V.; Godfrey-Faussett, P. An incremental cost-effectiveness analysis of the first, second and third sputum examination in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (2000) 4 (3) 246-251.