Epidemic diphtheria in the Kyrgyz Republic, 1994-1998

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 181, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages

  Glinyenko, V M ^a   Abdikarimov, S T ^a   Firsova, S N ^b   Sagamonjan, E A ^a   Kadirova, R ^a   Nuorti, J P ^c,e   Strebel, P M ^d  

^a Nursing Education Centre   (Kyrgyzstan)

^b Ministry of Health   (Kyrgyzstan)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

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

^e NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA VACCINE; TETANUS TOXOID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIPHTHERIA; DISEASE CONTROL; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INCIDENCE; INFANT; KYRGYZSTAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE; DIPHTHERIA; DIPHTHERIA TOXOID; DIPHTHERIA-TETANUS VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA-TETANUS-PERTUSSIS VACCINE; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; KYRGYZSTAN; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; TETANUS TOXOID; VACCINES, COMBINED;

EID: 0034054705     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/315547     Document Type: Article

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