Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency and the use of primaquine: top-down and bottom-up estimation of professional costs

• Main Authors: Henry Maia Peixoto (Author), Marcelo Augusto Mota Brito (Author), Gustavo Adolfo Sierra Romero (Author), Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro (Author), Marcus Vinícius Guimarães de Lacerda (Author), Maria Regina Fernandes de Oliveira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT The aim of this study has been to study whether the top-down method, based on the average value identified in the Brazilian Hospitalization System (SIH/SUS), is a good estimator of the cost of health professionals per patient, using the bottom-up method for comparison. The study has been de...