Understanding the cost-effectiveness of influenza vaccination in children: Methodological choices and seasonal variability

PharmacoEconomics

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 693-702

  Newall, Anthony T ^a   Dehollain, Juan Pablo ^a   Creighton, Prudence ^a   Beutels, Philippe ^a,b   Wood, James G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CHILD; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASON; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; SEASONS; VACCINATION;

EID: 84881155131     PISSN: 11707690     EISSN: 11792027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40273-013-0060-7     Document Type: Article

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