Palivizumab: Is it cost effective to extend the vaccination period for patients at risk of severe respiratory syncytial virus infection?

G. Wilson (Stevenage, United Kingdom), L. Selby (Cambridge, United Kingdom), P. Desai (Ipswich, United Kingdom)

Source: Virtual Congress 2021 – Acute and chronic lung infections in children
Session: Acute and chronic lung infections in children
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 2845

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