Varicella vaccination for healthcare workers
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Cost-effectiveness of varicella vaccination of healthcare workers.
OBJECTIVE Although transmission of VZV is recognized as an important cause for morbidity in health care workers (HCWs), there is no general agreement on the recommended immunization policy. This study aimed to evaluate several of such prevention policies in economic terms. SETTINGS Analysis of the cost per avoided future varicella cases among HCWs in Israel. METHODS A cost-effectiveness ana...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.330.7489.433