Open AccessCost effectiveness of rotavirus vaccination in Australia
Author(s) -
CARLIN JOHN B.,
JACKSON TERRI,
LANE LISA,
BISHOP RUTH F.,
BARNES GRAEME L.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.946
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1753-6405
pISSN - 1326-0200
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-842x.1999.tb01546.x
Subject(s) - immunization , rotavirus , vaccination , medicine , context (archaeology) , rotavirus vaccine , cost effectiveness , environmental health , health care , immunization program , economic cost , pediatrics , immunology , economic growth , geography , economics , risk analysis (engineering) , virus , neoclassical economics , archaeology , antigen
Rotavirus gastroenteritis causes substantial morbidity, including hospital admission, in young children. In the context of recent vaccine developments, this study aimed to estimate the cost-effectiveness of a rotavirus vaccination program in Australia.