Estimating pandemic vaccine effectiveness in two Italian regions using the screening method, 2009-2010

Vaccine

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 109-111

  Seyler, Thomas ^a   Bella, Antonino ^a   Puzelli, Simona ^a   Donatelli, Isabella ^a   Rizzo, Caterina ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Italy; Pandemic influenza vaccine; Screening method; Vaccine effectiveness

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA A; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; ITALY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; NEWBORN; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMEAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PANDEMICS; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84355166438     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: 18732518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.11.013     Document Type: Article

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