Varicella vaccination in Australia and New Zealand

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 197, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2008, Pages

  Macartney, Kristine K ^a   Burgess, Margaret A ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; VARICELLA ZOSTER VACCINE;

AUSTRALIA; CHICKENPOX; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; NEW ZEALAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; CHICKENPOX; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH POLICY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; VACCINATION;

EID: 42549105055     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/522157     Document Type: Conference Paper

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