A measles epidemic controlled by immunisation

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 111, Issue 1079, 1998, Pages 467-471

  Mansoor, Osman ^a,e   Blakely, Tony ^b   Baker, Michael ^c   Tobias, Martin ^a   Bloomfield, Ashley ^d  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^d National Health Committee   (New Zealand)

^e MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; EPIDEMIC; ETHNOLOGY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; RISK;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; NEW ZEALAND; SEASONS;

EID: 0032509075     PISSN: 00288446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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