Cost-effectiveness of Augmenting Universal Hepatitis B Vaccination With Immunoglobin Treatment
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Cost-effectiveness of augmenting universal hepatitis B vaccination with immunoglobin treatment.
OBJECTIVE To compare the cost-effectiveness of hepatitis B virus (HBV) control strategies combining universal vaccination with hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIG) treatment for neonates of carrier mothers. METHODS Drawing on Taiwan's experience, we developed a decision-analytic model to estimate the clinical and economic outcomes for 4 strategies: (1) strategy V-universal vaccination; (2) strat...
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عنوان ژورنال: PEDIATRICS
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0031-4005,1098-4275
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2012-1262