The interruption of transmission of indigenous measles in the United States during 1993

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 363-367

  Watson, John C ^a   Redd, Stephen C ^a   Rhodes, Philip H ^a   Hadler, Stephen C ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DIS CONTR AND PREV   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease surveillance; Measles; Measles elimination; Measles transmission

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; LABORATORY TEST; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RASH; SERODIAGNOSIS; UNITED STATES; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEASLES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031749035     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199805000-00002     Document Type: Article

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