Policy analysis of the use of hepatitis B, haemophilus influenzae type b-, Streptococcus pneumoniae-conjugate and rotavirus vaccines in national immunization schedules

Health Economics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 19-35

  Miller, Mark A ^a,b   McCann, Laura ^a  

^a Children's Vaccine Initiative   (Switzerland)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost; Haemophilus influenzae type b; Hepatitis B; Immunization programmes; Outcome; Rotavirus; Streptococcus

Indexed keywords

HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; ROTAVIRUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; INFANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTAVIRUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA; VACCINATION;

BACTERIAL VACCINES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS VACCINES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SWITZERLAND; VACCINES, CONJUGATE;

EID: 0033973780     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1050(200001)9:1<19::AID-HEC487>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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