Budgetary impact of diagnostic tests for visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil

• Main Authors: Tália Santana Machado de Assis (Author), André Luís Ferreira de Azeredo- (Author), Diana Oliveira (Author), Gláucia Cota (Author), Guilherme Loureiro Werneck (Author), Ana Rabello (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract: The aim of the present study was to estimate the financial costs of the incorporation and/or replacement of diagnostic tests for human visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in Brazil. The analysis was conducted from the perspective of the Brazilian Unified National Health System (SUS) over a period...