Economic impact of malaria-related hospitalizations in the United States, 2000-2014

• Main Authors: Diana Khuu (Author), Mark L. Eberhard (Author), Benjamin N. Bristow (Author), Marjan Javanbakht (Author), Lawrence R. Ash (Author), Shira C. Shafir (Author), Frank J. Sorvillo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Despite its elimination in the early 1950s, about 1700 cases of malaria are reported in the US every year. Few studies have quantified the direct and indirect costs of imported malaria in the US. Methods: Disparities in the mean and total hospital days, hospital charges, and hospital cos...