The role of schools in the spread of mumps among unvaccinated children: A retrospective cohort study

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Ruijs, Wilhelmina L M ^a,b   Hautvast, Jeannine L A ^a   Akkermans, Reinier P ^a   Hulscher, Marlies E J L ^a   van der Velden, Koos ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Municipal Health Service GGD Rivierenland   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELEMENTARY STUDENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUMPS; PRIMARY SCHOOL; RELIGION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SIBLING; VACCINATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; SOCIAL DISTANCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MUMPS; NETHERLANDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL DISTANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052021651     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-11-227     Document Type: Article

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