Tetanus in the elderly-An important preventable disease in Australia

Vaccine

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1304-1309

  Quinn, Helen E ^a   McIntyre, Peter B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Immunisation; Policy; Tetanus

Indexed keywords

TETANUS TOXOID;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ELDERLY CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDUSTRIALIZATION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TETANUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TETANUS; VACCINATION;

EID: 33845904403     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2006.09.084     Document Type: Article

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