| Literature DB >> 20003640 |
L Acedo1, J Díez-Domingo, J-A Moraño, R-J Villanueva.
Abstract
We propose an age-structured mathematical model for respiratory syncytial virus in which children aged <1 year are especially considered. Real data on hospitalized children in the Spanish region of Valencia were used in order to determine some seasonal parameters of the model. Weekly predictions of the number of children aged <1 year that will be hospitalized in the following years in Valencia are presented using this model. Results are applied to estimate the regional cost of paediatric hospitalizations and to perform a cost-effectiveness analysis of possible vaccination strategies.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 20003640 DOI: 10.1017/S0950268809991373
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Epidemiol Infect ISSN: 0950-2688 Impact factor: 2.451