Direct costs of dengue hospitalization in Brazil: public and private health care systems and use of WHO guidelines.

• Main Authors: Alessandra A Vieira Machado (Author), Anderson Oliveira Estevan (Author), Antonio Sales (Author), Kelly Cristina da Silva Brabes (Author), Júlio Croda (Author), Fábio Juliano Negrão (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Dengue, an arboviral disease, is a public health problem in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. In Brazil, epidemics have become increasingly important, with increases in the number of hospitalizations and the costs associated with the disease. This study aimed to describe the direct costs o...