Rotavirus vaccination in Germany: Analysis of nationwide surveillance data 2006 to 2010

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Uhlig, Ulrike ^a   Kostev, Karel ^b   Schuster, Volker ^c,d   Uhlig, Holm H ^c,d  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITÄT HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b IQVIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

children; gastroenteritis; Germany; rotavirus; vaccination

Indexed keywords

ROTAVIRUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDEMIC; GERMANY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTION; VACCINATION; VIRAL GASTROENTERITIS;

DISEASE NOTIFICATION; GASTROENTERITIS; GERMANY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; ROTAVIRUS VACCINES; SEASONS; VACCINATION;

EID: 81855205013     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31822d1408     Document Type: Article

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