Varicella: Epidemiological aspects and vaccination coverage in the Veneto Region

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages 150-

  Baldo, Vincenzo ^a   Baldovin, Tatjana ^a   Russo, Francesca ^b   Busana, Marta C ^a   Piovesan, Cinzia ^b   Bordignon, Greta ^a   Giliberti, Aurore ^a   Trivello, Renzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Regional Department for Prevention   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; ITALY; MASS IMMUNIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHICKENPOX; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ITALY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449435575     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-150     Document Type: Article

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