Economic evidence of influenza vaccination in children

Health Policy

Volumn 86, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 142-152

  Savidan, Emmanuelle ^a   Chevat, Catherine ^a   Marsh, Grenville ^a  

^a SANOFI PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Children; Cost effectiveness; Influenza vaccination

Indexed keywords

INACTIVATED VACCINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; LIVE VACCINE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG COST; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; PNEUMONIA; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC;

EID: 40849100084     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2007.09.009     Document Type: Review

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