The pre-vaccination regional epidemiological landscape of measles in Italy: contact patterns, effort needed for eradication, and comparison with other regions of Europe
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Strong regional heterogeneity and generally sub-optimal rates of measles vaccination in Italy have, to date, hampered attainment of WHO targets for measles elimination, and have generated the need for the new Italian National Measles...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2005-02-01
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Series: | Population Health Metrics |
Online Access: | http://www.pophealthmetrics.com/content/3/1/1 |