Assessing the potential effects and cost-effectiveness of programmatic herpes zoster vaccination of elderly in the Netherlands

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Herpes zoster (HZ) is a painful disease affecting a considerable part of the elderly. Programmatic HZ vaccination of elderly people may considerably reduce HZ morbidity and its related costs, but the extent of these effects is unknow...

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Main Authors: van Lier Alies, van Hoek Albert Jan, Opstelten Wim, Boot Hein J, de Melker Hester E
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-08-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/10/237