A model-based evaluation of the national immunization programme against rubella infection and congenital rubella syndrome in The Netherlands

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 653-671

  Van Der Heijden, O G ^a   Conyn Van Spaendonck, M A E ^a   Plantinga, A D ^a   Kretzschmar, M E E ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONGENITAL RUBELLA SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNIZATION; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NETHERLANDS; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; REINFECTION; RUBELLA; RUBELLA VIRUS; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; RUBELLA; RUBELLA VACCINE; VACCINATION;

EID: 0032441116     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268898001472     Document Type: Article

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