Re-emergence of pertussis in Slovenia: Time to change immunization policy

Vaccine

Volumn 26, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 1874-1878

  Grgič Vitek, Marta ^a   Klavs, Irena ^a   Kraigher, Alenka ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Immunization policy; Pertussis; Reported incidence; Slovenia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PERTUSSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SLOVENIA; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; IMMUNIZATION, SECONDARY; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PERTUSSIS VACCINE; SLOVENIA; WHOOPING COUGH;

EID: 40849118025     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2008.01.045     Document Type: Article

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