Smallpox eradication in West and Central Africa

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 219-232

  Foege, William H ^a,b,c   Millar, J D ^a   Henderson, D A ^a,d  

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

^b Center for Disease Control

^c WHO Regional Office for South East Asia   (India)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE; SMALLPOX VACCINE;

DISEASE CONTROL; MEASLES; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; MONITORING; VACCINATION;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; SHORT SURVEY; SMALLPOX; VACCINATION;

AFRICA;

EID: 0031874596     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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