The role of vaccine in controlling hepatitis A epidemics

Vaccine

Volumn 21, Issue 19-20, 2003, Pages 2246-2249

  D'Argenio, P ^a   Adamo, B ^b   Cirrincione, R ^a   Gallo, G ^c  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b Unita Operativa Prev C   (Italy)

^c Osserv Epidemiologico Regione V   (Italy)

Author keywords

Disease outbreaks; Hepatitis A; MESH terms; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CITY; COMMUNITY CARE; EPIDEMIC; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSERY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACCINATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0038403639     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-410X(03)00140-3     Document Type: Article

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