BACKGROUND: Economic evidence is needed to assess the burden of health care-
associated infections (HAIs) and cost-effectiveness of interventions aimed at reducing …

Effective vaccines provide direct protection to immunized individuals, but may also provide
benefits to unvaccinated individuals by reducing transmission and thereby lowering the risk …

The third volume in the Handbooks in Health Economic Evaluation series, this book
provides the reader with a comprehensive set of instructions and examples of how to …

There exists an interplay between vaccine coverage, disease prevalence and the
vaccinating behaviour of individuals. Moreover, because of herd immunity, there is also a …

RESEARCH METHODS & REPORTING Page 1 Economic evaluation using decision analytical
modelling: design, conduct, analysis, and reporting Evidence relating to healthcare decisions …

Human papillomavirus (HPV) has been implicated as the primary etiologic agent of cervical
cancer. Potential vaccines against high-risk HPV types are in clinical trials. We evaluated …

The transmissible nature of communicable diseases is what sets them apart from other
diseases modeled by health economists. The probability of a susceptible individual …

Objective: To develop a user-friendly tool for managing the transfer of economic evaluation
results. Methods: Factors that may influence the transfer of health economic study results …

This work investigates the evolution of traditional set theory to address complex and
ambiguous real-world phenomena. It introduces hierarchical hyperstructures and …

Understanding the socially influenced decision-making process that determines voluntary
vaccination is essential for developing strategies and interventions of vaccine-preventable …