The Economic Impact of Herpes Zoster Vaccine Disparities in Elderly United States Blacks

The Economic Impact of Herpes Zoster Vaccine Disparities in Elderly United States Blacks

There are persistent disparities with regard to receipt of herpes zoster vaccine among elderly blacks, but no data is available regarding the public health or economic impact of these disparities. A decision tree was constructed with multiple Markov nodes in order to estimate the preventable cases o...

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Main Authors: La’Marcus T. Wingate, Keisha Stubbs, Iman Ahmed, Rachel K. Mayaka, Mary K. Maneno, Earl Ettienne, Oluchi Elekwachi, Veronica Clarke-Tasker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-09-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
herpes zoster
shingles
vaccination
elderly
blacks
seniors
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/10/2128

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