Challenges posed by changes in measles transmission patterns

Central African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 5-8

  Marufu, T ^a   Siziya, S ^a   Tshimanga, M ^a   Xaba, E ^b   Ruwodo, C ^b   Silape, Z ^a   Baye, T ^b   Hhlazo, M ^b  

^a UNIV OF ZIMBABWE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Zimbabwe)

^b Pub Health Department City of Gweru   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; EPIDEMIC; FATALITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; MEASLES VIRUS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; REVACCINATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION, SECONDARY; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MEASLES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URBAN HEALTH; VACCINATION; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0031813895     PISSN: 00089176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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