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The cost of birth defects : estimates of the value of prevention
- Title
- The cost of birth defects : estimates of the value of prevention / Norman J. Waitzman, Richard M. Scheffler, Patrick S. Romano.
- Author
- Waitzman, Norman
- Publication
- Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, c1996.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | RG627 .W294 1996 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xiv, 262 p.; 23 cm.
- Subjects
- Note
- Includes index.
- Contents
- Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. The Application of Cost-of-Illness Methodology To Birth Defects -- Ch. 3. Incidence, Prevalence, and Survival of Children With Birth Defects -- Ch. 4. The Direct Medical Costs of Birth Defects -- Ch. 5. Nonmedical Direct Costs of Birth Defects: Developmental Services and Special Education -- Ch. 6. The Indirect Costs of Birth Defects: Premature Mortality and Heightened Morbidity -- Ch. 7. An Assessment of Total Costs and Policy Implications -- Appendix 1 Description of Birth Defects -- Appendix 2 Description of Major Data Sources.
- ISBN
- 0761802487 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0761802479 (cloth : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 95050912
- OCLC
- 33898061
- ocm33898061
- SCSB-4780675
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries