Progress towards measles and rubella elimination in Tuscany, Italy: The role of population seroepidemiological profile

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 133-139

  Bechini, Angela ^a   Boccalini, Sara ^a   Tiscione, Emilia ^a   Pesavento, Giovanna ^a   Mannelli, Francesco ^b   Peruzzi, Marta ^b   Rapi, Stefano ^c   Mercurio, Stefano ^c   Bonanni, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHILD; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; MEASLES; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; RUBELLA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES-MUMPS-RUBELLA VACCINE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RUBELLA; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856486645     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckq134     Document Type: Article

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