Effectiveness of vaccination against varicella in children under 5 years in puglia, italy 2006-2012

Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 214-219

  Tafuri, Silvio ^a   Fortunato, Francesca ^b   Cappelli, Maria Giovanna ^a   Cozza, Vanessa ^b,c   Bechini, Angela ^d   Bonanni, Paolo ^d   Martinelli, Domenico ^b   Prato, Rosa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^c EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ECDC   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breakthrough; Screening method; Universal routine vaccination; Vaccine effectiveness; Vaccine failure; Varicella

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION; VACCINATION; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHICKENPOX; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH POLICY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84949115540     PISSN: 21645515     EISSN: 2164554X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/hv.36153     Document Type: Article

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