Epidemiology of chickenpox in France (1991-1995)

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 52, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages

  Deguen, Severine ^a,b   Chau, Nguyen Phong ^a,b   Flahault, Antoine ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH STATUS; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; REGIONAL PATTERN; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CHILD CARE; COMPUTER; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; FEVER; FRANCE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KERATITIS; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; PRURITUS; RASH; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX RATIO; SPECTROSCOPY; STOMATITIS; SUPERINFECTION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHICKENPOX; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPUTER STORAGE DEVICES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEASONS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SKIN DISEASES, INFECTIOUS;

EID: 0031757713     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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