A mathematical model of hepatitis A transmission in the United States indicates value of universal childhood immunization

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 158-164

  Van Effelterre, Thierry P ^a,d   Zink, Thomas K ^b   Hoet, Bernard J ^a   Hausdorff, William P ^a   Rosenthal, Philip ^c  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS   (Belgium)

^b Clinical Excellence Group   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d GSK   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARTMENT MODEL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEPATITIS A; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VACCINES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

EID: 33745714453     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/505115     Document Type: Article

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