Epidemiological and Economic Burden of Pneumococcal Disease in Canadian Children

BACKGROUND: With the arrival of a new conjugate pneumococcal vaccine, it is important to estimate the burden of pneumococcal diseases in Canadian children. The epidemiological data and the economic cost of these diseases are crucial elements in evaluating the relevance of a vaccination program.

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Main Authors: Geneviève Petit, Philippe De Wals, Barbara Law, Theresa Tam, Lonny James Erickson, Maryse Guay, Alicia Framarin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2003-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2003/781794
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spelling doaj-art-3a9ccff876184b54b19ba62377aaafa02025-08-20T02:16:23ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases1180-23322003-01-0114421522010.1155/2003/781794Epidemiological and Economic Burden of Pneumococcal Disease in Canadian ChildrenGeneviève Petit0Philippe De Wals1Barbara Law2Theresa Tam3Lonny James Erickson4Maryse Guay5Alicia Framarin6Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, CanadaDepartment of Social and Preventive Medicine, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, CanadaDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaCentre for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaRegional Health Board of Montérégie, Longueuil, Quebec, CanadaDepartment of Community Health Sciences, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, CanadaQuebec Agency for Health Services and Technology Assessment, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaBACKGROUND: With the arrival of a new conjugate pneumococcal vaccine, it is important to estimate the burden of pneumococcal diseases in Canadian children. The epidemiological data and the economic cost of these diseases are crucial elements in evaluating the relevance of a vaccination program.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2003/781794
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Epidemiological and Economic Burden of Pneumococcal Disease in Canadian Children
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases
title Epidemiological and Economic Burden of Pneumococcal Disease in Canadian Children
title_full Epidemiological and Economic Burden of Pneumococcal Disease in Canadian Children
title_fullStr Epidemiological and Economic Burden of Pneumococcal Disease in Canadian Children
title_full_unstemmed Epidemiological and Economic Burden of Pneumococcal Disease in Canadian Children
title_short Epidemiological and Economic Burden of Pneumococcal Disease in Canadian Children
title_sort epidemiological and economic burden of pneumococcal disease in canadian children
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