Rotavirus disease burden and impact and cost- effectiveness of a rotavirus vaccination program in Kenya

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 200, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Tate, Jacqueline E ^a   Rheingans, Richard D ^b   OReilly, Ciara E ^a   Obonyo, Benson ^a   Burton, Deron C ^a   Tornheim, Jeffrey A ^a   Jaron, Peter ^a   Ochieng, Benjamin ^a   Kerin, Tara ^a   Calhoun, Lisa ^c   Hame, Mary ^a   Laserson, Kayla ^a   Breiman, Robert F ^a   Feikin, Daniel R ^a   Mintz, Eric D ^a   Widdowson, Marc Alain ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; ROTAVIRUS VACCINE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; DIARRHEA; DISABILITY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL COST; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN ROTAVIRUS; INFANT; INTERVIEW; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACCINATION; VIRUS INFECTION;

COST OF ILLNESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; KENYA; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; ROTAVIRUS VACCINES; VACCINATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 72849143856     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/605058     Document Type: Article

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