NDLI: Cost-effectiveness of Hepatitis B Virus Immunization (Published 1996-03-27)

Content Provider	JAMA Network
Author	Everett, W. Douglas
Copyright Year	1996
Abstract	To the Editor.— In Table 5 of the article by Dr Margolis and colleagues,1the cost per discounted year of life saved is $20 619 to $68 528 for the infant immunization strategy. This compares with the cost of treating hypertension in a man with a diastolic blood pressure of 95 to 104 mm Hg ($22 600 [1981 dollars] per year of life saved),2the cost of renal dialysis ($35 000 to $45 000 [1993 dollars] per year of life saved),3and the cost of mammographic screening in women younger than age 50 ($67 367 [1995 dollars]).4Society, concerned with the cost of proposed health strategies, may or may not agree that the hepatitis prevention program is an affordable entitlement worthy of tax support. In any case, for comparisons to be made readily among different studies, it is important that the editors of such articles standardize
Ending Page	908
Starting Page	908
Page Count	1
File Format	PDF HTM / HTML
ISSN	00987484
DOI	10.1001/jama.1996.03530360017020
Issue Number	12
Journal	JAMA
Volume Number	275
Language	English
Publisher	American Medical Association
Publisher Date	1996-03-27
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Medicine

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