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ReviewPublication 2015Humanistic, Economic and Societal Burden of Herpes Zoster in Europe
This review provides documentation and critical appraisal of published data concerning the humanistic, economic and …
This review provides documentation and critical appraisal of published data concerning the humanistic, economic and societal burden of herpes zoster (HZ) in Europe. From a review of 1619 abstracts, 53 eligible articles, were identified which reported data concerning healthcare resource use (n = 38), direct costs (n = 20), indirect costs (n = 16), total costs (n = 10) and impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) (n = 21).The findings indicate that postherpetic neuralgia…
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ReviewPublication 2013Systematic Review of the Cost Effectiveness of Herpes Zoster Vaccination
This review summarized the herpes zoster (HZ) vaccination cost effectiveness literature, consisting of 11 studies …
This review summarized the herpes zoster (HZ) vaccination cost effectiveness literature, consisting of 11 studies Most studies evaluated the cost effectiveness of universal HZ vaccination in adults aged 50 years or 60 years and older and all studies calculated costs per QALY. The costs per QALY gained and the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) differed depending on the age at vaccination, duration of vaccine efficacy, cost of vaccine course, and economic perspective. All but one of…
Preferences/Values | Cost-Effectiveness Analysis | Infectious Diseases | Clinical Care | Economics/Finance | Health/Medicine | North America
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