Vaccine uptake: New tools for investigating changes in age distribution and predicting final values

Vaccine

Volumn 25, Issue 32, 2007, Pages 6078-6085

  Cameron, J Claire ^a   Friederichs, Vera ^a,b   Robertson, Chris ^a,b  

^a HEALTH PROTECTION SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Immunization programs; Kernel density estimator; Measles mumps rubella vaccine; Vaccine uptake

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS POLIOMYELITIS TETANUS VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DECISION MAKING; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; DIPHTHERIA; DRUG UPTAKE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA; MEASLES; METHODOLOGY; MUMPS; NORMAL HUMAN; PERTUSSIS; POLIOMYELITIS; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; RUBELLA; TETANUS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; INFANT; SCOTLAND; VACCINATION; VACCINES;

EID: 34447504793     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2007.05.047     Document Type: Article

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