The effect of funded varicella immunization programs on varicella-related hospitalizations in IMPACT centers, Canada, 2000-2008

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 956-963

  Tan, Ben ^a   Bettinger, Julie ^b   McConnell, Athena ^a   Scheifele, David ^b   Halperin, Scott ^c   Vaudry, Wendy ^d   Law, Barbara ^e  

^a ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^e PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Active; breakthrough varicella; hospitalization; Immunization Monitoring Program; varicella vaccine

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; VARICELLA ZOSTER VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONITORING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 84865492442     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e318260cc4d     Document Type: Article

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