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Does subsidy work? Price elasticity of demand for influenza vaccination among the elderly in Japan

OBJECTIVES: Subsidy for influenza vaccination is often provided to the elderly in order to encourage them to receive a flu shot in developed countries. However, its effect on uptake rate, i.e., price elasticity of demand, has not been well studied. METHODS: Japan's decentralised vaccination pro...

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Autores principales: Kondo, Masahide, Hoshi, Shu-ling, Okubo, Ichiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Ireland Ltd. 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7126389/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19185945
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2008.12.014