The hidden costs of infant vaccination

Vaccine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 33-41

  Lieu, Tracy A ^a   Black, Steven B ^b   Ray, G Thomas ^a   Martin, Kathleen E ^a   Shinefield, Henry R ^b   Weniger, Bruce G ^c  

^a DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Pediatric Vaccine Study Center   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DIS CONTR AND PREV   (United States)

Author keywords

Combination vaccines; Economics; Immunization; Safety

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRUG COST; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACCINATION;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; INJECTIONS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; VACCINATION; VACCINES, COMBINED;

EID: 0034663730     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-410X(00)00154-7     Document Type: Article

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