Control of hepatitis A by universal vaccination of children and adolescents: An achieved goal or a deferred appointment?

Vaccine

Volumn 28, Issue 41, 2010, Pages 6783-6788

  Martinelli, Domenico ^a   Bitetto, Isabella ^b   Tafuri, Silvio ^c   Lopalco, Pietro L ^d   Mininni, Rosa Maria ^c   Prato, Rosa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^b COISPA Tecnologia and Ricerca ^*  (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^d EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ECDC   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Basic reproductive number; Effective reproductive number; Hepatitis A; Universal routine vaccination

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHILD; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEPATITIS A; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; ITALY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; VACCINATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VACCINES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; VACCINATION;

EID: 77956459877     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.07.069     Document Type: Article

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