Timing of measles immunization and effective population vaccine coverage

Pediatrics

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Bielicki, Julia A ^a   Achermann, Rita ^b,c   Berger, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b Helsana Group   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Immunization programs; Immunization schedule; Measles; Time factors; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; LIVE VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPHTHERIA; DRUG EFFICACY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; MUMPS; PERTUSSIS; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RUBELLA; SWISS; TETANUS;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, HERD; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; INFANT; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; SWITZERLAND; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84865729734     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2012-0132     Document Type: Article

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