Journal article
Cost-effectiveness of primary tetanus vaccination among elderly Canadians.
Abstract
Although tetanus is now rare, vaccination is currently recommended for the entire population. Most elderly North Americans have never received tetanus vaccination. We evaluated the expected cost-effectiveness of using mailed reminders from family physicians to increase primary tetanus vaccination coverage among elderly Canadians. We estimated that over 10 years the program would prevent five cases of tetanus and one death from tetanus, …
Authors
Hutchison BG; Stoddart GL
Journal
Canadian Medical Association Journal, Vol. 139, No. 12, pp. 1143–1151
Publication Date
December 15, 1988
ISSN
0820-3946