Strategies for minimizing nosocomial measles transmission

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 367-375

  Biellik, R J ^a   Clements, C J ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INFECTION CONTROL; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; REVIEW; VACCINATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; GAMMA-GLOBULINS; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INPATIENTS; MEASLES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VACCINATION;

EID: 0030873790     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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