Economic costs of rotavirus gastroenteritis and cost-effectiveness of vaccination in developing countries

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 200, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Rheingans, Richard D ^a   Antil, Lynn ^a   Dreibelbis, Robert ^a   Podewils, Laura Jean ^b   Bresee, Joseph S ^b   Parashar, Umesh D ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ROTAVIRUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; POPULATION RISK; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTAVIRUS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CLASS; VACCINATION; VIRAL GASTROENTERITIS;

COST OF ILLNESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; ROTAVIRUS VACCINES; VACCINATION;

EID: 72849152987     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/605026     Document Type: Article

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