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Cost-effectiveness analysis of the bivalent and quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccines from a societal perspective in Colombia.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Aponte-González Johanna, Fajardo-Bernal Luisa, Diaz Jorge, Eslava-Schmalbach Javier, Gamboa Oscar, Hay Joel W
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To compare costs and effectiveness of three strategies used against cervical cancer (CC) and genital warts: (i) Screening for CC; (ii) Bivalent Human Papillomavirus (HPV) 16/18 vaccine added to screening; (iii) Quadrivalent HPV 6/11/16/18 vaccine added to screening. METHODS: A Markov model was designed in order to simulate the natural history of the disease from 12 years of age (vaccination) until...
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