title: Economics and tropical diseases: a research agenda using schistosomiasis as an example.
abstract: There is a growing interest in health economics in developing countries. In this paper, some of the economic literature concerning schistosomiasis is reviewed and a set of economic questions is derived which could form the basis of a broad research agenda for tropical diseases. The major criterion used to identify research issues is that they should be of practical value to control programs.
authors.affiliation: UNDP/WORLD BANK/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Evans
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006801:Humans; D012106:Research; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000191:economics* / Q000517:prevention & control*