Rotavirus diarrhea disease burden in Peru: the need for a rotavirus vaccine and its potential cost savings

Objective. To assess the disease burden of rotavirus diarrhea in Peru as well the need for and the potential cost savings with a rotavirus vaccine in that country. Methods. To assess the burden of rotavirus diarrhea in Peru, we reviewed published and unpublished reports where rotavirus was sought as...

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Main Authors: Peter Ehrenkranz, Claudio F. Lanata, Mary E. Penny, Eduardo Salazar-Lindo, Roger I. Glass
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2001-10-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892001001000004&lng=en&tlng=en