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The economic burden of 1999-2003 measles in Japan and a benefit cost analysis of vaccination

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The economic disease burden of measles in Japan and a benefit cost analysis of vaccination, a retrospective study


During 1999-2003, Japan experienced a series of measles epidemics, and in Action Plans to Control Measles and the Future Problems, it was proposed that infants be immunized soon after their one-year birthday.In this study, we attempted to estimate the nationwide economic disease burden of measles based on clinical data and the economic effectiveness of this proposal using the benefit cost ratio...

...Conclusions: Although the model has some limitations, we conclude that the policy of immunizing infants soon after their one-year birthday is economically effective.

Author: Kenzo TakahashiYasushi OhkusaJong-Young Kim
Credits/Source: BMC Health Services Research 2011, 11:254
 
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