Seasonal patterns in time series of pertussis

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 137, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1388-1395

  De Greeff, S C ^a   Dekkers, A L M ^a   Teunis, P ^a,b   Rahamat Langendoen, J C ^a   Mooi, F R ^a   De Melker, H E ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Pertussis; Seasonality; Vaccination strategies

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NETHERLANDS; PERTUSSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; TREND STUDY; AGE; AGED; FEMALE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEASON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; SEASONS; WHOOPING COUGH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349255991     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268809002489     Document Type: Article

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