Influenza vaccination of the at-risk adults and elderly: Measuring the long-term cost-effectiveness in an Argentinean Managed Care Organization

International Congress Series

Volumn 1263, Issue C, 2004, Pages 605-609

  Plun Favreau, J ^a   Tasset Tisseau, A ^a   Lundkvist, J ^b   Jonsson L ^b   de la Llave, G ^c   Marty, A ^c  

^a SANOFI PASTEUR   (France)

^b STOCKHOLM HEALTH ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

^c Medicus SA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

At risk adults; Cost effectiveness; Elderly; Influenza; Model

Indexed keywords

EID: 84987656509     PISSN: 05315131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ics.2004.02.159     Document Type: Article

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