Smallpox vaccination and all-cause infectious disease hospitalization: A Danish register-based cohort study

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 955-963

  Sørup, Signe ^a,b   Villumsen, Marie ^a,b   Ravn, Henrik ^a   Benn, Christine Stabell ^a   Sørensen, Thorkild I A ^b   Aaby, Peter ^a,c   Jess, Tine ^a,b   Roth, Adam ^c,d  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b Centre for Health and Society   (Denmark)

^c Iganga Mayuge Health and Demographic Surveillance Site   (Guinea-Bissau)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cohort studies; Denmark; Hospitalization; Immunization; Infection; Proportional hazards models; Smallpox vaccine

Indexed keywords

SMALLPOX VACCINE;

CHILD HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL SECTOR; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; LOW INCOME POPULATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; SMALLPOX; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENMARK; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALLPOX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DENMARK; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SMALLPOX VACCINE; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

DENMARK;

VARIOLA VIRUS;

EID: 80051938730     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyr063     Document Type: Article

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