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SUBMITTER: Zhou H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6037447 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhou Hua H He Jinchun J Wu Bin B Che Datian D
Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics 20180409 6
<h4>Background</h4>This study aimed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV-13) compared to a no vaccination strategy in Chinese infants.<h4>Methods</h4>A Markov process model was developed to examine the outcomes of PCV-13 against a no vaccination strategy using data and assumptions adapted for relevance to China. Outcomes over a lifetime horizon are presented. One-way and probabilistic sensitivity analyses were performed to determine the uncertai ...[more]