Population-Level Impact of Ontario's Infant Rotavirus Immunization Program: Evidence of Direct and Indirect Effects.

OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the direct and indirect population impact of rotavirus (RV) immunization on hospitalizations and emergency department (ED) visits for acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in Ontario before and after the publicly-funded RV immunization program. METHODS:Administrative data was used to ide...

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Main Authors: Sarah E Wilson, Laura C Rosella, Jun Wang, Nicole Le Saux, Natasha S Crowcroft, Tara Harris, Shelly Bolotin, Shelley L Deeks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4864308?pdf=render