Economic impact of the 2009-2010 Guam mumps outbreak on the public health sector and affected families

Vaccine

Volumn 30, Issue 45, 2012, Pages 6444-6448

  Mahamud, Abdirahman ^a,b   Fiebelkorn, A Parker ^a   Nelson, George ^a,b   Aguon, Annette ^c   McKenna, John ^a   Villarruel, Gissela ^a   Gallagher, Kathleen ^a,b   Ortega Sánchez, Ismael R ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

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

^c Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic impact; Mumps; Outbreak

Indexed keywords

MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; COST; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EPIDEMIC; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUMPS; NURSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL HEALTH NURSING; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FAMILY; FEMALE; GUAM; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MUMPS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC SECTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866512691     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: 18732518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.08.001     Document Type: Article

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