Childhood vaccine coverage in Italy after the new law on mandatory immunization;Coperture vaccinali dell'età pediatrica in Italia dopo la nuova legge sull'obbligo

Annali di Igiene Medicina Preventiva e di Comunita

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 1-10

  Signorelli, C ^a,b   Odone, Anna ^b   Cella, P ^a   Iannazzo, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coperture vaccinali; Health indicators; Immunization programs and policies; Indicatori di salute; Italia; Italy; National Immunization Prevention Plan; Piano Nazionale di Prevenzione Vaccinale; Programmi e politiche vaccinali; Vaccine coverage

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE; MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

AGE; CHILD; HUMAN; ITALY; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MANDATORY PROGRAM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VACCINATION COVERAGE;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; ITALY; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; MEASLES VACCINE; MENINGOCOCCAL VACCINES; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; POLIOVIRUS VACCINES; VACCINATION COVERAGE;

EID: 85054020952     PISSN: 11209135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7416/ai.2018.2227     Document Type: Article

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