The cost-effectiveness of varicella vaccine programs for Australia.

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Published in Vaccine on October 14, 1999

Authors

P A Scuffham1, A V Lowin, M A Burgess

Author Affiliations

1: Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. p.scuffham@qut.edu.au

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