Systematic review of economic evaluations of varicella vaccination programmes.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study carried out a systematic literature review of economic evaluations of varicella vaccination programmes from the earliest publication to the present day, including programmes in the workplace and in special risk groups as well as universal childhood vaccination and catch up programmes.

Methods

Articles published from 1985 until 2022 were sourced from PubMed/Medline, Embase, Web of Science, NHSEED and Econlit. Eligible economic evaluations, which included posters and conference abstracts, were identified by two reviewers who scrutinised each other's selections at both title and abstract and full report stages. The studies are described in terms of their methodological characteristics. Their results are aggregated by type of vaccination programme and the n

SUBMITTER: Anderson R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10042376 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature