Increasing Coverage of Appropriate Vaccinations: A Community Guide Systematic Economic Review

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 797-808

  Jacob, Verughese ^a   Chattopadhyay, Sajal K ^a   Hopkins, David P ^a   Murphy Morgan, Jennifer ^a   Pitan, Adesola A ^a   Clymer, John M ^b  

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

^b National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MASS MEDIUM; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; META ANALYSIS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REMINDER SYSTEM; SCHOOL ATTENDANCE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VACCINATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HOME VISIT; IMMUNIZATION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROCEDURES; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; REMINDER SYSTEMS; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

EID: 84960146164     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2015.11.003     Document Type: Review

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