The changing epidemiology of chickenpox in Alberta

Vaccine

Volumn 23, Issue 46-47, 2005, Pages 5398-5403

  Russell, M L ^a   Svenson, L W ^b   Yiannakoulias, N ^b   Schopflocher, D P ^b   Virani, S N ^c   Grimsrud, K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Health Surveillance Branch   (Canada)

^c Provincial Health Office   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age distribution; Canada ep; Chickenpox ep; Human; Incidence; Population surveillance

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LICENSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALBERTA; CHICKENPOX; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 27644562180     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2005.05.008     Document Type: Article

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