Estimating the cost-effectiveness of pneumococcal conjugate vaccination in Brazil Cálculo de la relación costo-efectividad de la vacuna conjugada antineumocócica en Brasil

Estimating the cost-effectiveness of pneumococcal conjugate vaccination in Brazil Cálculo de la relación costo-efectividad de la vacuna conjugada antineumocócica en Brasil

OBJECTIVE: To compare the costs and benefits of pneumococcal conjugate vaccination compared with no vaccination from the perspectives of the health care system and society. METHODS: Using data from established sources, we estimated the incidence and mortality due to invasive pneumococcal disease, pn...

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Main Authors: Glaucia Vespa, Dagna O. Constenla, Camila Pepe, Marco Aurélio Safadi, Eitan Berezin, José Cássio de Moraes, Carlos Alberto Herrerias de Campos, Denizar Vianna Araujo, Ana Lucia S. S. de Andrade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2009-12-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Subjects:
Streptococcus pneumoniae
infecciones neumocócicas
vacunas neumococicas
análisis costo-eficiencia
Brasil
pneumococcal infections
pneumococcal vaccines
cost efficiency analysis
Brazil
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