Feasibility of a cocoon strategy for the Prevention of pertussis in Italy: A survey of Prevention Department healthcare providers

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1304-1307

  Prato, Rosa ^a   Martinelli, Domenico ^a   Marchetti, Federico ^b   Fortunato, Francesca ^a   Tafuri, Silvio ^c   Germinario, Cinzia A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^b GSK   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Pertussis; Vaccines

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; COCOON STRATEGY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERVIEW; ITALY; PERTUSSIS; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACCINATION;

EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; ITALY; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; WHOOPING COUGH;

EID: 84870899696     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31826b7110     Document Type: Article

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