Congenital rubella syndrome in the United States, 1970-1985: On the verge of elimination

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 1989, Pages 349-361

  Cochi, Stephen L ^a   Edmonds, Larry E ^a   Dyer, Karen ^b   Greaves, Wayne L ^a,c   Marks, James S ^a   Rovira, Elizabeth Z ^a   Preblud, Stephen R ^a   Orenstein, Walter A ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^c HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital; Demography; Population dynamics; Rubella syndrome; Rubella vaccine

Indexed keywords

RUBELLA VACCINE;

CONGENITAL RUBELLA SYNDROME; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUBELLA VIRUS; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; DATA COLLECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PATIENT DISCHARGE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REGISTRIES; RESEARCH DESIGN; RUBELLA; RUBELLA SYNDROME, CONGENITAL; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0024495192     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a115138     Document Type: Article

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