Direct and indirect costs of chickenpox in young children

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 18-21

  Ferson, M J ^a,b,c   Shen, W L ^a   Stark, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Public Health Unit ^*  (Australia)

^c Public Health Unit

Author keywords

Chickenpox; Child day care; Cost effectiveness; Immunisation; Varicella

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DAY CARE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

EID: 0031920566     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.1998.00146.x     Document Type: Article

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