Effect of vaccination programmes on mortality burden among children and young adults in the Netherlands during the 20th century: A historical analysis

The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 592-598

  van Wijhe, Maarten ^a,b   McDonald, Scott A ^a   de Melker, Hester E ^a   Postma, Maarten J ^b,c   Wallinga, Jacco ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; PERTUSSIS VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; TETANUS TOXOID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DIPHTHERIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MEASLES; MORTALITY; MUMPS; NETHERLANDS; PERTUSSIS; POLIOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUBELLA; TETANUS; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; HISTORY; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DIPHTHERIA; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; MASS VACCINATION; MEASLES-MUMPS-RUBELLA VACCINE; NETHERLANDS; WHOOPING COUGH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84957928234     PISSN: 14733099     EISSN: 14744457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(16)00027-X     Document Type: Article

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