Geospatial analysis of childhood pertussis in Victoria, 1993-97

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 456-461

  Chen, Ying ^a   Waters, Elizabeth ^b   Green, Julie ^b  

^a Level 15 ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION RATE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONITORING; PERTUSSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036972607     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.2002.tb00347.x     Document Type: Article

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