Basic mathematical models for the temporal dynamics of HAV in medium-endemicity Italian areas

Vaccine

Volumn 26, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1697-1707

  Ajelli, Marco ^a,b   Iannelli, Mimmo ^b   Manfredi, Piero ^c   Ciofi degli Atti, Marta L ^d  

^a FONDAZIONE BRUNO KESSLER   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^d ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Direct and indirect transmission; HAV oscillations; Hepatitis A in Southern Italy; Mathematical models

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIETARY INTAKE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK FACTOR; VACCINATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALGORITHMS; DIET; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENDEMIC DISEASES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC MEASUREMENTS; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SHELLFISH; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 40249100132     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2007.12.058     Document Type: Article

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