The effectiveness of varicella vaccination during an outbreak in a childrens' day-care center

Vaccine

Volumn 26, Issue 27-28, 2008, Pages 3371-3372

  Kiliç, Ayşe ^a   Ünüvar, Emin ^a   Yilmaz, Ceren ^a   Yildiz, Ismail ^a   Oǧuz, Fatma ^a   Sidal, Mujgan ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Complications; Day care; Effectiveness; Outbreak; Vaccination; Varicella

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE; OKAVAX;

CHICKENPOX; CHILD CARE; DAY CARE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; LETTER; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACCINATION;

CHICKENPOX; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; CHILD; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; TURKEY;

EID: 44749085467     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2008.04.019     Document Type: Letter

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