Pertussis in infants: Preventing deaths and hospitalisations in the very young

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 161-165

  Wood, Nicholas ^a,b,c,e   Quinn, Helen E ^a,b,c   McIntyre, Peter ^a,b,c   Elliott, Elizabeth ^b,c,d  

^a National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance of Vaccine Preventable Diseases (NCIRS)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit   (Australia)

^e NATIONAL CENTRE FOR IMMUNISATION RESEARCH AND SURVEILLANCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Newborn; Pertussis; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

PERTUSSIS VACCINE;

AUSTRALIA; CHILD DEATH; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; GRANDPARENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; INFECTION PREVENTION; MATERNAL TREATMENT; PERTUSSIS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PERTUSSIS VACCINE; WHOOPING COUGH;

EID: 41549133571     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2008.01292.x     Document Type: Review

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