Control of rubella and congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) in developing countries, part 1: Burden of disease from CRS

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 55-68

  Cutts, F T ^a   Robertson, S E ^b   Diaz Ortega, J L ^c   Samuel, R ^d,e  

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

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c Ministry of Health   (Mexico)

^d CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^e ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RUBELLA VACCINE;

ADULT; CATARACT; CONGENITAL RUBELLA SYNDROME; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUBELLA; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREVALENCE; RISK; RUBELLA; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 0030981438     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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