Measles in England and Wales - I: An analysis of factors underlying seasonal patterns

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1982, Pages 5-14

  Fine, Paul E M ^a   Clarkson, Jacqueline A ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIVE VACCINE;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MEASLES; MEASLES VIRUS; PREVENTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASON; VACCINATION; VIRUS INFECTION;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMAN; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; SEASONS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0020072418     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/11.1.5     Document Type: Article

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