Estimation of effective vaccination rate: Pertussis in New Zealand as a case study

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 224, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 269-275

  Korobeinikov, A ^a   Maini, P K ^a   Walker, W J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Childhood infectious diseases; Endemicity; Immunity; Mathematical modelling

Indexed keywords

PERTUSSIS VACCINE;

VACCINATION;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; EVALUATION; HEALTH SURVEY; IMMUNITY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NEW ZEALAND; PERTUSSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; VACCINATION;

EID: 0042090577     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5193(03)00163-2     Document Type: Article

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