Medical and economic burden of influenza in the elderly population in central and eastern European countries

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.4161/hv.26886#tabModule" target="_blank" >http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.4161/hv.26886#tabModule</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/hv.26886" target="_blank" >10.4161/hv.26886</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Medical and economic burden of influenza in the elderly population in central and eastern European countries

Original language description

Influenza affects 5-15% of the population during an epidemic. In Western Europe, vaccination of at-risk groups forms the cornerstone of influenza prevention. However, vaccination coverage of the elderly is often low in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE); potentially because a paucity of country-specific data limits evidence-based policy making. Therefore the medical and economic burden of influenza were estimated in elderly populations in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Poland, Romania, and Ukraine. Data covering national influenza vaccination policies, surveillance and reporting, healthcare costs, populations, and epidemiology were obtained via literature review, open-access websites and databases, and interviews with experts. This study most probably underestimates the real burden of influenza, however the public health problem is recognized worldwide, and will further increase with population aging. Extending influenza vaccination of the elderly may be a cost-effective way to

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

FQ - Public health system, social medicine

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju

Publication year

2014

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

ISSN

2164-5515

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

10

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2

Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

13

Pages from-to

428-440

UT code for WoS article

000336652500034

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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