Research article
The incidence of varicella and herpes zoster in Massachusetts as measured by the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) during a period of increasing varicella vaccine coverage, 1998–2003
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* Corresponding author: W K Yih katherine_yih@harvardpilgrim.org
1 Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Boston, USA
2 Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, USA
3 Division of Epidemiology and Immunization, Bureau of Communicable Disease Control, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, USA
4 Health Investigation Branch, Division of Health Studies, Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA
5 Health Survey Program; Center for Health Information, Statistics, Research and Evaluation; Massachusetts Department of Public Health; Boston, USA
6 Applied Statistics, Evaluation and Technical Services; Bureau of Family and Community Health; Massachusetts Department of Public Health; Boston, USA
7 Viral Vaccine-Preventable Disease Branch, Epidemiology and Surveillance Division, National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA
BMC Public Health 2005, 5:68 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-5-68
Published: 16 June 2005