Cost of rotavirus diarrhea for programmatic evaluation of vaccination in Vietnam

• Main Authors: Arthorn Riewpaiboon (Author), Sunheang Shin (Author), Thi Phuong Mai Le (Author), Dinh Thiem Vu (Author), Thi Hien Anh Nguyen (Author), Neal Alexander (Author), Duc Anh Dang (Author), the Rotavirus Economic Study Group (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Rotavirus is the most common etiology of diarrhea-associated hospitalizations and clinic visits in Vietnamese children < 5 years old. To estimate the economic burden of rotavirus-associated formal healthcare encounters, an economic study was conducted. Methods A cost-of-illnes...