BCEA (version 1.0)

cost.hosp: Bayesian model for the cost-effectiveness of influenza vaccination

Description

This data set contains the results of the Bayesian analysis used to model the clinical output and the costs associated with an influenza vaccination.

Usage

data(Vaccine)

format

cost.hosp is a matrix of simulations from the posterior distribution of the costs for hospitalisations associated with the two treatments

source

Adapted from Turner D, Wailoo A, Cooper N, Sutton A, Abrams K, Nicholson K. The cost-effectiveness of influenza vaccination of healthy adults 50-64 years of age. Vaccine. 2006;24:1035-1043.

References

Baio, G., Dawid, A. P. (2011). Probabilistic Sensitivity Analysis in Health Economics. Statistical Methods in Medical Research doi:10.1177/0962280211419832.

Examples

data(Vaccine)