Measles vaccine effectiveness in Central Australian Aboriginal children vaccinated at or after eight months of age

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 729-730

  Patel, Mahomed ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE;

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; NORMAL HUMAN;

EID: 0032432949     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.1998.tb01479.x     Document Type: Article

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