Establishing a regional network of academic centers to support decision making for new vaccine introduction in Latin America and the Caribbean: The ProVac experience

Vaccine

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL.3, 2013, Pages C12-

  Toscano, C M ^a   Jauregui, B ^b   Janusz, C B ^b   Sinha, A ^c   Clark, A D ^d   Sanderson, C ^d   Resch, S ^e   Matus, C Ruiz ^b   Andrus, J K ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

^c RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^e HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent immunization programs; Center of excellence; Child immunization programs; Cost effectiveness analysis; Evidence based decision making; Health economics; Immunization policy

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL AMERICA; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; TEAMWORK; CAPACITY BUILDING; CARIBBEAN; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNIVERSITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; ROTAVIRUS VACCINE; VACCINE;

CAPACITY BUILDING; CARIBBEAN REGION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LATIN AMERICA; PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING; ROTAVIRUS VACCINES; UNIVERSITIES; VACCINES;

EID: 84879219024     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: 18732518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.05.033     Document Type: Review

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