Economic value to parents of reducing the pain and emotional distress of childhood vaccine injections

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 11 SUPPL., 2001, Pages

  Meyerhoff, A S ^a   Weniger, Bruce G ^a   Jacobs, R Jake ^a  

^a Capitol Outcomes Research Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost; Cost benefit analysis; Economics; Immunizations; Injections; Vaccines

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONSULTATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION CONTROL; INJECTION PAIN; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; INFANT; INJECTIONS; MALE; PAIN; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VACCINATION; VACCINES, COMBINED;

EID: 0035164954     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200111001-00009     Document Type: Article

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