The cost-effectiveness of influenza vaccination in elderly Australians: An exploratory analysis of the vaccine efficacy required

Vaccine

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1323-1325

  Newall, Anthony T ^a   Dehollain, Juan Pablo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Cost utility analysis; Economic evaluation; Elderly; Influenza; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; COST-UTILITY ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ELDERLY; INFLUENZA; VACCINATION;

AGED; AUSTRALIA; COST OF ILLNESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; VACCINATION;

EID: 84894459945     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: 18732518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.01.017     Document Type: Article

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