Congenital rubella infection following rubella outbreak in northern Italy, 2002: Need for an effective vaccination programme

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 780-783

  Revello, M G ^a   Gorini, G ^a   Zavattoni, M ^a   Furione, M ^a   Gerna, G ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RUBELLA VACCINE;

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL RUBELLA SYNDROME; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ITALY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUBELLA VIRUS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; ITALY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; RUBELLA; RUBELLA SYNDROME, CONGENITAL; VACCINATION;

EID: 8744287352     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-004-1213-6     Document Type: Article

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