Use of the state immunization information system to assess rotavirus vaccine effectiveness in Connecticut, 2006-2008

Vaccine

Volumn 29, Issue 37, 2011, Pages 6155-6158

  Guh, Alice Y ^a,b   Hadler, James L ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b CDC   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunization information system; Rotavirus vaccine; Vaccine effectiveness

Indexed keywords

ROTAVIRUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; GASTROENTERITIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTAVIRUS INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONNECTICUT; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MALE; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; ROTAVIRUS VACCINES; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; VACCINES, ATTENUATED;

EID: 80051569601     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: 18732518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.06.066     Document Type: Article

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