Cost-effectiveness of breast cancer control strategies in Central America: the cases of Costa Rica and Mexico.

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Published in PLoS One on April 25, 2014

Authors

Laurens M Niëns1, Sten G Zelle2, Cristina Gutiérrez-Delgado3, Gustavo Rivera Peña4, Blanca Rosa Hidalgo Balarezo5, Erick Rodriguez Steller6, Frans F H Rutten1

Author Affiliations

1: Institute for Medical Technology Assessment and Institute for Health Policy & Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
2: Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
3: Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), México DF, México.
4: Unidad de Análisis Económico, Secretaria de Salud, México D.F., México.
5: Pharmaco-economics department Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social, San José, Costa Rica.
6: Ministerio de Salud, San José, Costa Rica.

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