The effect of active immunization on varicella-related hospitalizations in Israel

Human Vaccines

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 136-140

  Lerner Geva, Liat ^a,c   Hirsh Yechezkel, Galit ^a   Novikov, Ilia ^a   Farkash, Hagit ^b,c   Boyko, Valentina ^a   Spirer, Zvi ^b,c   Passwell, Justen H ^b,c  

^a GERTNER INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Children; Hospitalization; Immunization; Vaccine; Varicella

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VARILIX;

ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILDHOOD CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDRATION; INFANT; ISRAEL; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

CHICKENPOX; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ISRAEL; VACCINATION;

EID: 67549123928     PISSN: 15548600     EISSN: 15548619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/hv.5.3.6811     Document Type: Article

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