Notes: a The ratio between the costs of each type of hospital compared to a tertiary hospital in Mexico was derived from the WHO-Choice estimates for Mexico [67]. b The distribution of dengue episodes
Average medical costs ± standard error of the mean per pediatric and adult case at secondary care public hospitals in Colombo district, 2012 (all costs are in US$).
NB. Values are mean and standard error, unless otherwise stated. BP – blood pressure; GP – general practitioner; NZ – New Zealand; RR – relative risk; IHD – ischaemic heart disease.*All costs are adju