Consequences of an unsufficient herd immunity in "pediatric" infectious diseases - Example with measles;Die folgen einer ungenügenden herdimmunität bei «pädiatrischen» infektions-krankheiten - Beispiel einer masernepidemie

Therapeutische Umschau

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 679-684

  Uçkay, Ilker ^a   Sax, H ^a   Hugonnet, S ^a   Aramburu, C ^a   Bessire, N ^a   Rutschmann, O ^a   Kaiser, L ^a   Gervaix, A ^a   Sudre, P ^a   Siegrist, C A ^a   Pittet, D ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

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Indexed keywords

MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HERD IMMUNITY; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; MUMPS; REVIEW; RUBELLA; VACCINATION; VIRUS INFECTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; MEASLES; SWITZERLAND; VACCINATION;

EID: 27144491360     PISSN: 00405930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0040-5930.62.10.679     Document Type: Review

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