Infant immunization coverage in Italy: Estimates by simultaneous EPI cluster surveys of regions

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 77, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 843-851

  Salmaso, S ^a   Rota, M C ^a   Ciofi Degli Atti, M L ^a   Tozzi, A E ^a   Kreidl, P ^a   Anemona, A ^b   Sodano, L ^b   Cruciani, G ^b   Fiorentino, M ^b   Zaccardi, C ^b   Polani, E ^b   La Russa, F ^b   Logozzo, B ^b   Migliaccio, R ^b   Santonastasi, F ^b   Cafaro, L ^b   Farneti, M ^b   Ragni, P ^b   Brianti, G ^b   Crovari, P ^b   Balestra, G ^b   Carreri, V ^b   Monaco, G ^b   Bernacchia, R ^b   Migliozzi, F ^b   Selvaggi, T M ^b   Fanolla, A ^b   Nava, E ^b   Filippetti, F ^b   Ruggenini, A M ^b   Zotti, C ^b   Castella, A ^b   Barbuti, S ^b   Lopalco, P ^b   Novelli, G ^b   Filippazzo, G ^b   Santini, G ^b   Niccoli, B ^b   Naldoni, P ^b   Tosti, A ^b   Sudano, L ^b   Pupo, A ^b   more..

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b ISS ^*

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Diphtheria tetanus pertussis vaccine; Hepatitis B vaccines; Immunization programmes and schedules; Italy; Measles vaccine; Poliovirus vaccine

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA TETANUS VACCINE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE; ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; PERTUSSIS VACCINE;

DISEASE CONTROL; IMMUNIZATION; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; REGIONAL PATTERN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DIPHTHERIA; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; ITALY; MEASLES; PERTUSSIS; POLIOMYELITIS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; TETANUS; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; BIRTH CERTIFICATES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; ITALY; PARENTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VACCINATION;

ITALY;

EID: 0032698625     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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