Declining incidence of chickenpox in the absense of universal childhood immunisation

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 966-969

  Lowe, G L ^a   Solmon, R L ^a   Thomas, D Rh ^a   Evans, M R ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; CHILD CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTRATION; SCHOOL; SOCIALIZATION; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION PROCESS; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VOLUNTEER;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHICKENPOX; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; WALES;

EID: 4944244339     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2002.021618     Document Type: Article

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