Epidemiology of pertussis in italy: Disease trends over the last century

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 19, Issue 40, 2014, Pages

  Gonfantini, M V ^a   Carloni, E ^a   Gesualdo, F ^a   Pandolf, E ^a   Agricola, E ^a   Rizzuto, E ^b   Iannazzo, S ^b   Ciof Degli Atti, M L ^a   Villani, A ^a   Tozzi, A E ^a  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PERTUSSIS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PERTUSSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; HISTORY; ITALY; MIDDLE AGED; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; TRENDS; WHOOPING COUGH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PERTUSSIS VACCINE; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; WHOOPING COUGH;

EID: 84908032445     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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