Varicella vaccination for Grades 4 and 5 students

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 197-200

  Rivest, Paul ^a,b,c   Grenier, Lise ^b   Lonergan, Guy ^a,b   Bédard, Lucie ^b,c  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^b Gouvernement du Quebec   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chickenpox; Hepatitis B; Immunization; School; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHICKENPOX; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; SCHOOL CHILD; STUDENT; VACCINATION;

EID: 20344364178     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403690     Document Type: Article

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