Management and control of varicella on cruise ships: A collaborative approach to promoting public health

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 226-232

  Cramer, Elaine H ^a   Slaten, Douglas D ^a   Guerreiro, Adriane ^b   Robbins, Danisha ^a   Ganzon, Andrew ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE; HERPES ZOSTER IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CENTRAL AMERICA; CHICKENPOX; CRUISE SHIP; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INDIA; INDONESIA; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHILIPPINES; POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SAILOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHIP; SPRING; WINTER;

ADULT; AGED; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CHICKENPOX; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAVAL MEDICINE; NORTH AMERICA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PUBLIC HEALTH; SHIPS; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863689486     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2012.00621.x     Document Type: Article

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