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A longitudinal study on determinants of HPV vaccination uptake in parents/guardians from different ethnic backgrounds in Amsterdam, the Netherlands

scientific article

A novel measles outbreak control strategy in the Netherlands in 2013-2014 using a national electronic immunization register: A study of early MMR uptake and its determinants

scientific article published on 15 September 2017

Acceptance of vaccination during pregnancy: experience with 2009 influenza A (H1N1) in the Netherlands

scientific article

Additional Evidence on Serological Correlates of Protection against Measles: An Observational Cohort Study among Once Vaccinated Children Exposed to Measles

scientific article published on 22 October 2019

Age-specific HPV seroprevalence among young females in The Netherlands

scientific article published on 2 June 2010

An evidence synthesis approach to estimating the incidence of symptomatic pertussis infection in the Netherlands, 2005-2011.

scientific article

An exploration of individual- and population-level impact of the 2-dose HPV vaccination schedule in pre-adolescent girls

scientific article published on 12 May 2016

An exploratory qualitative assessment of factors influencing childhood vaccine providers' intention to recommend immunization in the Netherlands

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Anal, penile, and oral high-risk HPV infections and HPV seropositivity in HIV-positive and HIV-negative men who have sex with men.

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Assessing the introduction of universal human papillomavirus vaccination for preadolescent girls in The Netherlands

scientific article published on 21 June 2007

Assessing the introduction of universal varicella vaccination in the Netherlands

scientific article published on 08 June 2006

Assessing the potential effects and cost-effectiveness of programmatic herpes zoster vaccination of elderly in the Netherlands

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Assessment of vaccine candidates for persons aged 50 and older: a review

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Association between human papillomavirus vaccine uptake and cervical cancer screening in the Netherlands: implications for future impact on prevention

scientific article published on 3 July 2012

Asymptomatic Infection and Transmission of Pertussis in Households: A Systematic Review

scientific article published on 01 January 2020

Attitudes of Dutch general practitioners towards vaccinating the elderly: less is more?

scientific article published on 28 October 2015

Background incidence rates of adverse pregnancy outcomes in the Netherlands: Data of 2006-2018

scientific article published on 25 November 2020

Baseline incidence of intussusception in early childhood before rotavirus vaccine introduction, the Netherlands, January 2008 to December 2012

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Biennial Pattern of Rotavirus Gastroenteritis in The Netherlands and a Shifting Age Distribution Following a Low Rotavirus Season, 2010-2016.

scientific article published on 22 December 2017

Bivalent Vaccine Effectiveness Against Type-Specific HPV Positivity: Evidence for Cross-Protection Against Oncogenic Types Among Dutch STI Clinic Visitors

scientific article published on 01 January 2018

Burden of four vaccine preventable diseases in older adults

scientific article

CHANGES IN HPV SEROPREVALENCE FROM AN UNVACCINATED TOWARDS A GIRLS-ONLY VACCINATED POPULATION IN THE NETHERLANDS

scientific article published on 20 August 2020

Changes in (risk) behavior and HPV knowledge among Dutch girls eligible for HPV vaccination: an observational cohort study.

scientific article published on 5 July 2018

Changes in Antibody Seroprevalence of Seven High-Risk HPV Types between Nationwide Surveillance Studies from 1995–96 and 2006–07 in The Netherlands ⬇️

scientific article published on November 12, 2012

Clinical Characterization of Invasive Disease Caused by Haemophilus influenzae Serotype b in a High Vaccination Coverage Setting

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Clinical progression of high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: estimating the time to preclinical cervical cancer from doubly censored national registry data

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Comparison of the tolerability of an acellular pertussis-containing vaccine given as the fifth booster dose in differently primed children ⬇️

scientific article published on April 22, 2011

Comparison of the tolerability of newly introduced childhood vaccines in the Netherlands

scientific article published on 20 April 2017

Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection: Child Development, Quality of Life and Impact on Daily Life

scientific article published on 23 June 2017

Consistency between stated and revealed preferences: a discrete choice experiment and a behavioural experiment on vaccination behaviour compared

scientific article

Correction: Effectiveness of a Web-Based Tailored Intervention With Virtual Assistants Promoting the Acceptability of HPV Vaccination Among Mothers of Invited Girls: Randomized Controlled Trial

scientific article published on 28 July 2020

Correlation between viral load, multiplicity of infection, and persistence of HPV16 and HPV18 infection in a Dutch cohort of young women

scientific article published on 4 August 2016

Cost-effectiveness of screening for chronic hepatitis B and C among migrant populations in a low endemic country

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

Cost-effectiveness of targeted vaccination to protect new-borns against pertussis: comparing neonatal, maternal, and cocooning vaccination strategies

scientific article published on 27 September 2013

Cost-effectiveness of vaccination of immunocompetent older adults against herpes zoster in the Netherlands: a comparison between the adjuvanted subunit and live-attenuated vaccines

article by Pieter T de Boer et al published 6 December 2018 in BMC Medicine

Cytomegalovirus persistence and T-cell immunosenescence in people aged fifty and older: A systematic review

scientific article published on 13 February 2016

Delayed start of diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis and inactivated polio vaccination in preterm and low birth weight infants in the Netherlands

scientific article published on February 2014

Detection of systemic and mucosal HPV-specific IgG and IgA antibodies in adolescent girls one and two years after HPV vaccination ⬇️

scientific article published on November 13, 2012

Determinants for HPV vaccine uptake in the Netherlands: A multilevel study

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Developing a vaccination evaluation model to support evidence-based decision making on national immunization programs

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Differences by sex in IgG levels following infant and childhood vaccinations: An individual participant data meta-analysis of vaccination studies

scientific article published on 6 December 2017

Disease Burden of 32 Infectious Diseases in the Netherlands, 2007-2011.

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Disease burden of human papillomavirus infection in the Netherlands, 1989-2014: the gap between females and males is diminishing

scientific article published on 17 February 2017

Disease burden of varicella versus other vaccine-preventable diseases before introduction of vaccination into the national immunisation programme in the Netherlands

scientific article published on 01 May 2019

Disease detection or public opinion reflection? Content analysis of tweets, other social media, and online newspapers during the measles outbreak in The Netherlands in 2013

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Distribution of Health Effects and Cost-effectiveness of Varicella Vaccination are Shaped by the Impact on Herpes Zoster

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Dutch national immunization schedule: compliance and associated characteristics for the primary series

scientific article published on 20 April 2017

Dynamics and Determinants of Pneumococcal Antibodies Specific against 13 Vaccine Serotypes in the Pre-Vaccination Era.

scientific article published on 21 January 2016

Economic Costs of Measles Outbreak in the Netherlands, 2013-2014

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Economic analysis of pertussis illness in the Dutch population: implications for current and future vaccination strategies

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Effect of COVID-19 vaccination on mortality by COVID-19 and on mortality by other causes, the Netherlands, January 2021- January 2022

Effect of measles vaccination in infants younger than 9 months on the immune response to subsequent measles vaccine doses: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 20 September 2019

Effect of the bivalent HPV vaccine on viral load of vaccine and non-vaccine HPV types in incident clearing and persistent infections in young Dutch females

scientific article published on 04 March 2019

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

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Effectiveness and impact of hepatitis B virus vaccination of children with at least one parent born in a hepatitis B virus endemic country: an early assessment

scientific article published on 12 October 2009

Effectiveness of Early Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccination Among 6-14-Month-Old Infants During an Epidemic in the Netherlands: An Observational Cohort Study

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Effectiveness of a Web-Based Tailored Intervention With Virtual Assistants Promoting the Acceptability of HPV Vaccination Among Mothers of Invited Girls: Randomized Controlled Trial.

scientific article published on 6 September 2017

Effectiveness of human papillomavirus vaccine against incident and persistent infections among young girls: Results from a longitudinal Dutch cohort study

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Effectiveness of the DTPa-HBV-IPV/Hib vaccine against invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b disease in the Netherlands (2003-16): a case-control study

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Effects of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine 2 years after its introduction, the Netherlands

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Effects of prophylactic and therapeutic paracetamol treatment during vaccination on hepatitis B antibody levels in adults: two open-label, randomized controlled trials

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Elevated Immune Response Among Children 4 Years of Age With Pronounced Local Adverse Events After the Fifth Diphtheria, Tetanus, Acellular Pertussis Vaccination

scientific article published on 19 April 2017

Epidemic of mumps among vaccinated persons, The Netherlands, 2009-2012.

scientific article published on April 2014

Equity in human papilloma virus vaccination uptake?: sexual behaviour, knowledge and demographics in a cross-sectional study in (un)vaccinated girls in the Netherlands

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Estimating the Population-Level Effectiveness of Vaccination Programs in the Netherlands

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Estimating the incidence of subclinical infections with Legionella Pneumonia using data augmentation: analysis of an outbreak in The Netherlands

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Estimation of Household Transmission Rates of Pertussis and the Effect of Cocooning Vaccination Strategies on Infant Pertussis ⬇️

scientific article published on November 1, 2012

Estimation of age-specific rates of reactivation and immune boosting of the varicella zoster virus.

scientific article published on 22 November 2016

European seroepidemiology network 2: Standardisation of assays for seroepidemiology of varicella zoster virus

scientific article published on 17 April 2006

Evaluation of the surveillance system for invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in the Netherlands, 2004-2016

scientific article published on 17 October 2019

Factors That Influence Vaccination Decision-Making by Parents Who Visit an Anthroposophical Child Welfare Center: A Focus Group Study ⬇️

scientific article published on November 20, 2012

Gender-specific mortality in DTP-IPV- and MMR±MenC-eligible age groups to determine possible sex-differential effects of vaccination: an observational study

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Guillain-Barré syndrome: background incidence rates in The Netherlands

scientific article published on 01 September 2011

HPV seroconversion following anal and penile HPV infection in HIV-negative and HIV-infected MSM.

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HPV16/18 vaccination to prevent cervical cancer in The Netherlands: model-based cost-effectiveness

scientific article published on 01 February 2009

Healthcare costs attributable to congenital cytomegalovirus infection

scientific article published on 23 January 2018

Herpes simplex virus type 1 and type 2 in the Netherlands: seroprevalence, risk factors and changes during a 12-year period

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High seroprevalence of multiple high-risk human papillomavirus types among the general population of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba, Caribbean Netherlands

scientific article published on 19 February 2020

High varicella-zoster virus susceptibility in Caribbean island populations: implications for vaccination

scientific article published on 26 February 2020

Hospitalization due to varicella in the Netherlands ⬇️

scientific article published on April 5, 2011

Hospitalizations during a measles epidemic in the Netherlands, 1999 to 2000

scientific article published on 01 December 2002

Human papillomavirus vaccination uptake: a longitudinal study showing ethnic differences in the influence of the intention-to-vaccinate among parent-daughter dyads

scientific article published on 23 September 2020

Immune Responses After 2 Versus 3 Doses of HPV Vaccination up to 4½ Years After Vaccination: An Observational Study Among Dutch Routinely Vaccinated Girls

scientific article published on 23 December 2016

Immunity against Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup C in the Dutch Population before and after Introduction of the Meningococcal C Conjugate Vaccine ⬇️

scientific article (publication date: 13 August 2010)

Immunity against measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, diphtheria, tetanus, polio, hepatitis A and hepatitis B among adult asylum seekers in the Netherlands, 2016.

scientific article published on 14 February 2018

Immunogenicity of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine administered according to 4 different primary immunization schedules in infants: a randomized clinical trial.

scientific article published on September 2013

Immunogenicity, effectiveness, and safety of measles vaccination in infants younger than 9 months: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 20 September 2019

Immunoglobulin a as a serological marker for the (silent) circulation of poliovirus in an inactivated poliovirus-vaccinated population

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Impact and cost-effectiveness of different vaccination strategies to reduce the burden of pneumococcal disease among elderly in the Netherlands.

scientific article published on 9 February 2018

Impact of acellular pertussis preschool booster vaccination on disease burden of pertussis in The Netherlands

scientific article published on March 2008

Implementation of MenACWY vaccination because of ongoing increase in serogroup W invasive meningococcal disease, the Netherlands, 2018.

scientific article published in April 2018

Incidence and persistence of carcinogenic genital human papillomavirus infections in young women with or without Chlamydia trachomatis co-infection

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Inconclusive evidence for non-inferior immunogenicity of two- compared with three-dose HPV immunization schedules in preadolescent girls: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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Infectious reactivation of cytomegalovirus explaining age- and sex-specific patterns of seroprevalence

scientific article published on 26 September 2017

Informed decision making in the context of childhood immunization

scientific article published on 26 June 2017

Intention to vaccinate universally against varicella, rotavirus gastroenteritis, meningococcal B disease and seasonal influenza among parents in the Netherlands: an internet survey

scientific article published on 4 December 2017

Invasive Pneumococcal Disease 3 Years after Introduction of 10-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine, the Netherlands

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Invasive Pneumococcal Disease and 7-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine, the Netherlands ⬇️

scientific article published on November 1, 2012

Invasive pneumococcal disease: Clinical outcomes and patient characteristics 2-6 years after introduction of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine compared to the pre-vaccine period, the Netherlands

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Is it cost-effective to introduce rotavirus vaccination in the Dutch national immunization program?

scientific article published on 26 January 2010

Is there an association between socioeconomic status and immune response to infant and childhood vaccination in the Netherlands?

scientific article published on 14 February 2020

Large measles epidemic in the Netherlands, May 2013 to March 2014: changing epidemiology

scientific article published on January 2017

Large ongoing rubella outbreak in religious community in the Netherlands since September 2004.

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Long-term HPV-specific immune response after one versus two and three doses of bivalent HPV vaccination in Dutch girls

scientific article published on 28 September 2019

Long-term impairment attributable to congenital cytomegalovirus infection: a retrospective cohort study.

scientific article published on 9 October 2017

Long-term mortality after IPD and bacteremic versus non-bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia

scientific article published on 2 March 2017

Low varicella-related consultation rate in the Netherlands in primary care data.

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Measles outbreak, the Netherlands, 2008

scientific article published on March 2010

Measles vaccination in infants younger than 9 months

scientific article published on 01 April 2020

MenACWY vaccination campaign for adolescents in the Netherlands: Uptake and its determinants

scientific article published on 24 June 2020

Motives of Dutch persons aged 50 years and older to accept vaccination: a qualitative study

scientific article published on 16 May 2015

Mumps outbreak among vaccinated university students associated with a large party, the Netherlands, 2010.

scientific article published on 8 May 2012

Mumps outbreak in a highly vaccinated student population, The Netherlands, 2004.

scientific article published on 25 February 2010

Mumps serum antibody levels before and after an outbreak to assess infection and immunity in vaccinated students

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Mumps transmission in social networks: a cohort study

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Mumps vaccine effectiveness against orchitis

scientific article published on January 2012

Mumps vaccine effectiveness in primary schools and households, the Netherlands, 2008

scientific article published on 27 February 2012

Mumps-specific cross-neutralization by MMR vaccine-induced antibodies predicts protection against mumps virus infection

scientific article published on 29 June 2016

Nationwide seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 and identification of risk factors in the general population of the Netherlands during the first epidemic wave

scientific article published on 28 November 2020

Negative attitude and low intention to vaccinate universally against varicella among public health professionals and parents in the Netherlands: two internet surveys

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No evidence for a protective effect of naturally induced HPV antibodies on subsequent anogenital HPV infection in HIV-negative and HIV-infected MSM.

scientific article published on 12 June 2014

Non-specific effects of measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccination in high income setting: population based cohort study in the Netherlands

scientific article published on 30 August 2017

Parental attitude towards childhood HBV vaccination in The Netherlands

scientific article published on 18 November 2009

Parental information-seeking behaviour in childhood vaccinations

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Parental reports of adverse events following simultaneously given dT-IPV and MMR vaccines in healthy 9-year-old children ⬇️

scientific article published on September 21, 2010

Participation in and attitude towards the national immunization program in the Netherlands: data from population-based questionnaires ⬇️

scientific article published on January 20, 2012

Pathogen adaptation under imperfect vaccination: implications for pertussis

scientific article published on 01 August 2005

Persistence of immune response following bivalent HPV vaccination: A follow-up study among girls routinely vaccinated with a two-dose schedule

scientific article published on 28 October 2018

Persisting Antibody Response Nine Years after Bivalent HPV Vaccination in A Cohort of Dutch Women: Immune Response and the Relation with Genital HPV Infections

scientific article published on 09 January 2020

Pertussis bij volwassenen met acute hoest

Pertussis hospitalizations among term and preterm infants: clinical course and vaccine effectiveness

scientific article published on 29 October 2019

Pertussis in infancy and the association with respiratory and cognitive disorders at toddler age.

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Pertussis in the Netherlands, is the current vaccination strategy sufficient to reduce disease burden in young infants?

scientific article published on 6 August 2013

Pneumococcal population in the era of vaccination: changes in composition and the relation to clinical outcomes

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Population impact of girls-only HPV16/18 vaccination in the Netherlands: cross-protective and second-order herd effects

scientific article published on 28 November 2020

Population- and type-specific clustering of multiple HPV types across diverse risk populations in the Netherlands

scientific article published on 08 April 2014

Prevalence, diagnosis, and disease course of pertussis in adults with acute cough: a prospective, observational study in primary care

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Prevention of perinatal hepatitis B virus transmission in the Netherlands, 2003-2007: children of Chinese mothers are at increased risk of breakthrough infection.

scientific article published on 30 December 2011

Protection from routine vaccination at the age of 14 months with meningococcal serogroup C conjugate vaccine in the Netherlands

scientific article published on 01 January 2006

Psychosocial determinants of parents’ intention to vaccinate their newborn child against hepatitis B ⬇️

scientific article published on May 28, 2012

Response to Lim et al regarding "In-flight transmission of measles: Time to update the guidelines?"

scientific article published on 9 November 2016

Review: Current knowledge on the role of HPV antibodies after natural infection and vaccination: Implications for monitoring an HPV vaccination programme ⬇️

scientific article published on May 30, 2013

Risk and outcomes of invasive pneumococcal disease in adults with underlying conditions in the post-PCV7 era, The Netherlands

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Risk of Measles and Diphtheria Introduction and Transmission on Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands, 2018

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Rubella outbreak in an unvaccinated religious community in the Netherlands leads to cases of congenital rubella syndrome.

scientific article published on 24 November 2005

Rubella outbreak in an unvaccinated religious community in the Netherlands spreads to Canada.

scientific article published on 19 May 2005

Rubella outbreak in the Netherlands, 2004-2005: high burden of congenital infection and spread to Canada

scientific article published in September 2009

Safety of the bivalent human papillomavirus vaccine--results following administration of more than 192,000 doses

scientific article published on January 2009

Seroepidemiology of Measles, Mumps and Rubella on Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba: The First Population-Based Serosurveillance Study in Caribbean Netherlands

scientific article published on 01 October 2019

Seroepidemiology of high-risk HPV in HIV-negative and HIV-infected MSM: the H2M study

scientific article published on October 2013

Seroprevalence of Bordetella pertussis infection during pregnancy measured by IgG antibodies against pertussis toxin

scientific article published on 01 October 2009

Seroprevalence of Mumps in The Netherlands: Dynamics over a Decade with High Vaccination Coverage and Recent Outbreaks ⬇️

scientific article published on March 8, 2013

Seroprevalence of Pertussis in the Netherlands: Evidence for Increased Circulation of Bordetella pertussis ⬇️

scientific article published on December 1, 2010

Seroprevalence of pertussis in the Gambia: evidence for continued circulation of bordetella pertussis despite high vaccination rates

scientific article published on April 2015

Seroprevalence of rubella antibodies in The Netherlands after 32 years of high vaccination coverage

scientific article published on 7 February 2014

Seroprevalence of seven high-risk HPV types in The Netherlands ⬇️

scientific article published on September 7, 2012

Seroprevalence of trichodysplasia spinulosa-associated polyomavirus

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Sex differences in invasive pneumococcal disease and the impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccination in the Netherlands, 2004 to 2015.

scientific article published on March 2017

Social-psychological determinants of maternal pertussis vaccination acceptance during pregnancy among women in the Netherlands

scientific article published on 08 August 2020

Socioeconomic Status Is Associated With Antibody Levels Against Vaccine Preventable Diseases in the Netherlands

Space-time cluster analysis of invasive meningococcal disease

scientific article published in September 2004

Systematically Developing a Web-Based Tailored Intervention Promoting HPV-Vaccination Acceptability Among Mothers of Invited Girls Using Intervention Mapping

Temporal associations between national outbreaks of meningococcal serogroup W and C disease in the Netherlands and England: an observational cohort study

scientific article published on 24 August 2017

The Clinical Picture and Severity of Invasive Meningococcal Disease Serogroup W Compared With Other Serogroups in the Netherlands, 2015-2018

scientific article published on 26 September 2019

The epidemiology of varicella and herpes zoster in The Netherlands: implications for varicella zoster virus vaccination.

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The impact of physical distancing measures against COVID-19 transmission on contacts and mixing patterns in the Netherlands: repeated cross-sectional surveys

scientific article published on 20 May 2020

The incidence of Bordetella pertussis infections estimated in the population from a combination of serological surveys.

scientific article published on 15 December 2005

The intention of Dutch general practitioners to offer vaccination against pneumococcal disease, herpes zoster and pertussis to people aged 60 years and older

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The use of tetanus post-exposure prophylaxis guidelines by general practitioners and emergency departments in the Netherlands: a cross-sectional questionnaire study

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The whole story: a systematic review of economic evaluations of HPV vaccination including non-cervical HPV-associated diseases

scientific article published on 3 November 2016

Twelve years of pneumococcal conjugate vaccination in the Netherlands: Impact on incidence and clinical outcomes of invasive pneumococcal disease

scientific article published on 06 September 2019

Two doses of pandemic influenza A(H1N1) vaccine: Tolerability in healthy young children in the Netherlands ⬇️

scientific article published on October 1, 2011

Two-Component Cluster Analysis of a Large Serodiagnostic Database for Specificity of Increases of IgG Antibodies against Pertussis Toxin in Paired Serum Samples and of Absolute Values in Single Serum Samples ⬇️

scientific article published on July 11, 2012

Underreporting of meningococcal disease incidence in the Netherlands: results from a capture-recapture analysis based on three registration sources with correction for false positive diagnoses

scientific article published in January 2006

Vaccination decision-making of immigrant parents in the Netherlands; a focus group study

scientific article published on 10 December 2015

Vaccine uptake determinants in The Netherlands

scientific article published on 26 March 2013

Valganciclovir for Congenital Cytomegalovirus

scientific article published in June 2015

Varicella zoster virus infection occurs at a relatively young age in The Netherlands

scientific article published on 22 August 2013

Waning of maternal antibodies against measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella in communities with contrasting vaccination coverage

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Why parents refuse childhood vaccination: a qualitative study using online focus groups

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[Developments in HPV vaccination]

scientific article published on 01 January 2012

[High vaccination coverage of the National Immunization Programme in the Netherlands]

scientific article published on 01 May 2009

[Introduction to vaccination against cervical cancer]

scientific article published on 01 April 2009

[Pertussis in the Netherlands]

scientific article published on 01 January 2010

[Quantifying the impact of mass vaccination programmes on notified cases in the Netherlands]

scientific article published on 20 September 2018

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