Assessing vaccination coverage in the European Union: Is it still a challenge?

Expert Review of Vaccines

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1195-1205

  Haverkate, Manon ^a,b   D'Ancona, Fortunato ^c   Johansen, Kari ^a   Van Der Velden, Koos ^b   Giesecke, Johan ^a   Lopalco, Pier Luigi ^a  

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

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

European Union; vaccination coverage; vaccination programs; vaccine registries

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH SURVEY; INFECTION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEROPREVALENCE; VACCINATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MASS VACCINATION; REGISTRIES;

EID: 80052051355     PISSN: 14760584     EISSN: 17448395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/erv.11.87     Document Type: Review

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