An economic analysis of rotavirus vaccination in Italy

Vaccine

Volumn 27, Issue 29, 2009, Pages 3904-3911

  Giammanco, Maria Daniela ^a   Coniglio, Maria Anna ^a   Pignato, Sarina ^a   Giammanco, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Economic analysis; Gastroenteritis burden; Rotavirus; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

ROTAVIRUS VACCINE;

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTAVIRUS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VACCINATION;

ANIMALS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ITALY; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; ROTAVIRUS VACCINES; VACCINATION;

EID: 67349175237     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2009.04.002     Document Type: Article

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