Measles in adults in Canada and the United States: Implications for measles elimination and eradication

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 141-146

  Duclos, Philippe ^a   Redd, Stephen C ^b   Varughese, Paul ^a   Hersh, Bradley S ^c  

^a LAB CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

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

^c PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Canada; Epidemiology; Measles; United States

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; IMMUNIZATION; MEASLES;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COLLEGE; DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEASLES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAVEL; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; CANADA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INCIDENCE; MEASLES; UNITED STATES;

CANADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032978771     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/28.1.141     Document Type: Article

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