Progress in Italy in control and elimination of measles and congenital rubella

Vaccine

Volumn 25, Issue 16 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 3105-3110

  Bonanni, Paolo ^a   Bechini, Angela ^a   Boccalini, Sara ^a   Peruzzi, Marta ^b   Tiscione, Emilia ^a   Boncompagni, Giuseppe ^c   Mannelli, Francesco ^b   Salmaso, Stefania ^d   Filia, Antonietta ^d   Atti, Marta Ciofi degli ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c Local Health Agency n 9   (Italy)

^d ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Congenital rubella; Elimination; Measles; Surveillance; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONGENITAL RUBELLA SYNDROME; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE FERTILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MEASLES; PREGNANCY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33947572900     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2007.01.019     Document Type: Article

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