title: Prevention of viral hepatitis in Italy.
abstract: The overall situation on viral hepatitis prevention and control in Italy was reviewed and evaluated at a Viral Hepatitis Prevention Board (VHPB) meeting in Catania, Sicily, on 7-8 November 2002. Several specific conclusions, drawn from the presentations and discussions, were considered to constitute an example of how to handle these issues in other European and industrialized countries.
authors.affiliation: World Health Organization, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: FitzSimons
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: François
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bonanni
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mele
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zanetti
authors.forename: Tommaso
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Stroffolini
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Crovari
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Van Damme
mesh_terms: D018563:Disease Notification; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D003699:Hepatitis D / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D016751:Hepatitis E / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D014761:Viral Hepatitis Vaccines
chemical_list: D014761:Viral Hepatitis Vaccines