Benefit-cost analysis of active surveillance of primary care physicians for hepatitis A
| Autor: | M W Hinds, J W Skaggs, G H Bergeisen |
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| Rok vydání: | 1985 |
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Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty Cost-Benefit Analysis Kentucky Primary care Medicine Humans Active hepatitis Cost–benefit analysis business.industry Public health Hepatobiliary disease Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Hepatitis A Physicians Family medicine.disease Population Surveillance Epidemiological surveillance Medical emergency business Viral hepatitis Public Health Administration Specialization Research Article |
| Zdroj: | American journal of public health. 75(2) |
| ISSN: | 0090-0036 |
| Popis: | We identified two random samples of 216 primary care physicians each. In one sample, we made weekly telephone contact for active hepatitis A (HA) surveillance; in the other, we made no such contact (passive surveillance). Appropriate county health departments were notified whenever we identified a HA case by active surveillance. Active surveillance was associated with a 2.8-fold increase in reported HA cases compared to passive surveillance. The estimated benefit: cost ratio active/passive surveillance was 2.5:1. |
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