Indirect, out-of-pocket and medical costs from influenza-related illness in young children

Vaccine

Volumn 30, Issue 28, 2012, Pages 4175-4181

  Ortega Sanchez, Ismael R ^a   Molinari, Noelle Angelique M ^a   Fairbrother, Gerry ^b   Szilagyi, Peter G ^c   Edwards, Kathryn M ^d   Griffin, Marie R ^d   Cassedy, Amy ^b   Poehling, Katherine A ^d   Bridges, Carolyn ^a   Staat, Mary Allen ^b  

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

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Indirect cost; Influenza; Out of pocket cost

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; COST OF ILLNESS; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAVEL; VACCINATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861668533     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: 18732518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.04.057     Document Type: Article

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