Does influenza vaccination of older adult medicare beneficiaries lower treatment costs for acute and chronic respiratory disease?

American Journal Geriatric Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 201-214

  Stuart, Bruce ^a   Davidoff, Amy ^a   Lloyd, Jennifer ^a   Shaffer, Thomas ^a   Shoemaker, J Samantha ^a   Kemner, Jason ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United States)

^b CENTOCOR INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost savings; Influenza; Medicare; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; ACUTE DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST SAVINGS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955489543     PISSN: 15435946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjopharm.2010.05.003     Document Type: Article

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