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“Attitudini delle studentesse di medicina all’educazione tra pari per la prevenzione dell’AIDS”

Coverage survey of the Sicilian pediatric population following the introduction of universal varicella vaccination

Immunity to tetanus in the 3-20 year age group in Italy

In Italy, systematic mandatory tetanus immunization of children started in 1968. In 1989, immunity against tetanus was assessed in a random sample of 758 healthy subjects aged 3-20 y, from four Italian cities. There were 257 subjects 3-5 y old all residing in Southern Italy and 501 subjects 11-20 y old from both the South and North. The overall prevalence of non-immune subjects was 19.1%, without difference by sex. The rates of subjects lacking protective antibody titres was 25.3% in children 3-5 y old (all coming from South and the islands), 11.5% in those 11 y old, and 18.9% in the 18-20 y age-group, respectively. Subjects 11-20 y old residing in the South and the islands were more likely…

Nutritional and psychological therapies in the treatment of obesity: preliminary findings