Article: Cost-effectiveness of influenza vaccination for elderly people living in the community.

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TitleCost-effectiveness of influenza vaccination for elderly people living in the community.
AuthorsSchooling, CM1
Wong, LC1
Chau, J1
Cheung, A1
Ho, A1
McGhee, SM1
Issue Date2009
PublisherHong Kong Medical Association. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.hkmj.org/resources/supp.html
CitationHong Kong Medical Journal = Xianggang Yi Xue Za Zhi / Hong Kong Academy Of Medicine, 2009, v. 15 Suppl 6, p. 44-47 [How to Cite?]
AbstractKey Messages 1. Influenza vaccination of elderly people living in the community was cost-effective from a societal perspective but did not cut publicly funded medical costs or total medical costs. 2. For the oldest group (≥75 years) living in the community, influenza vaccination can cut publicly funded medical costs if the total vaccination cost per head is HK$39.6 or less. 3. Influenza vaccination is costeffective if the value of increasing an elderly person’s lifespan for a year at most is measured as HK$68 047 or more.
DescriptionAuthor Chinese name: CM Schooling 舒菱, LC Wong 黃麗君, J Chau 周宗欣, A Cheung 張惠棱, A Ho 何麗儀, SM McGhee 麥潔儀
ISSN1024-2708
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.054
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dc.contributor.authorSchooling, CM
dc.contributor.authorWong, LC
dc.contributor.authorChau, J
dc.contributor.authorCheung, A
dc.contributor.authorHo, A
dc.contributor.authorMcGhee, SM
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T09:23:21Z
dc.date.available2010-09-06T09:23:21Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractKey Messages 1. Influenza vaccination of elderly people living in the community was cost-effective from a societal perspective but did not cut publicly funded medical costs or total medical costs. 2. For the oldest group (≥75 years) living in the community, influenza vaccination can cut publicly funded medical costs if the total vaccination cost per head is HK$39.6 or less. 3. Influenza vaccination is costeffective if the value of increasing an elderly person’s lifespan for a year at most is measured as HK$68 047 or more.
dc.description.naturepublished_or_final_version
dc.descriptionAuthor Chinese name: CM Schooling 舒菱, LC Wong 黃麗君, J Chau 周宗欣, A Cheung 張惠棱, A Ho 何麗儀, SM McGhee 麥潔儀
dc.identifier.citationHong Kong Medical Journal = Xianggang Yi Xue Za Zhi / Hong Kong Academy Of Medicine, 2009, v. 15 Suppl 6, p. 44-47 [How to Cite?]
dc.identifier.epage47
dc.identifier.hkuros168119
dc.identifier.issn1024-2708
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.054
dc.identifier.issue5, suppl. 6
dc.identifier.openurl
dc.identifier.pmid19801718
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-74949106909
dc.identifier.spage44
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/86952
dc.identifier.volume15 Suppl 6
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherHong Kong Medical Association. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.hkmj.org/resources/supp.html
dc.publisher.placeHong Kong
dc.relation.ispartofHong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi / Hong Kong Academy of Medicine
dc.rightsHong Kong Medical Journal. Copyright © Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Press.
dc.rightsCreative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License
dc.subject.meshAged
dc.subject.meshCost of Illness
dc.subject.meshCost-Benefit Analysis
dc.subject.meshInfluenza Vaccines - economics - immunology
dc.subject.meshVaccination - economics
dc.titleCost-effectiveness of influenza vaccination for elderly people living in the community.
dc.typeArticle
Author Affiliations
  1. The University of Hong Kong