The epidemiology of varicella-zoster virus infections

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 571-581

  Wharton, M ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DIS CONTR AND PREV   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE; LIVE VACCINE;

CAUSE OF DEATH; CHICKENPOX; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INCIDENCE; ONSET AGE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

EID: 0029818212     PISSN: 08915520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-5520(05)70313-5     Document Type: Article

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