title: Influenza vaccination: cost-effective health care for the older adult?
abstract: Influenza is a serious cause of morbidity and mortality, particularly in the older adult, and it represents a significant economic burden for health-care services. We have reviewed the published literature relating to influenza vaccine effectiveness and the cost-effectiveness of influenza vaccination in comparison with other health-care interventions and conclude that influenza vaccination is one of the most cost-effective interventions possible in the older adult population.
authors.affiliation: World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza, CSL Limited, Parkville, Victoria.
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Hampson
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Irving
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001315:Australia; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000191:economics*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D007252:Influenza Vaccines