Effectiveness of state-level vaccination mandates: Evidence from the varicella vaccine

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 966-976

  Abrevaya, Jason ^a   Mulligan, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Longitudinal data; State mandates; Vaccination; Varicella

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; IMMUNIZATION; VACCINATION; VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; SCHOOL ADMISSION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

CHICKENPOX; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOLS; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052855198     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2011.06.003     Document Type: Article

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