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Immunization
Study results from F. Wu and colleagues in the area of immunization published
March 4th, 2009
"The purpose of this study is to develop a decision analysis model based on the influence diagram and estimate the benefits receiving of influenza vaccination. We collected more than 300,000 samples of elders aged over 65 years in Taiwan and then analyzed the health expenditure of the elders with and without influenza vaccination," scientists writing in the Journal of Medical Systems report. "We incorporate clinical results and the knowledge of physicians by an influence diagram. We divided our samples into four different age groups and the results showed that the total healthcare expenses for receiving influenza vaccination are more than the expenses for not...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2009-03-04)
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