A decline in varicella but an uncertain impact on zoster following varicella vaccination in Victoria, Australia

Vaccine

Volumn 28, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 2532-2538

  Carville, Kylie S ^a   Riddell, Michaela A ^a,b   Kelly, Heath A ^a,b  

^a VICTORIAN INFECTIOUS DISEASES REFERENCE LABORATORY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Herpes zoster; Hospitalisation; Vaccine; Varicella

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; COMMUNITY; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHICKENPOX; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; VICTORIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649182954     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.01.036     Document Type: Article

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