Epidemiology and control of diphtheria in the Republic of Moldova, 1946- 1996

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 181, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages

  Magdei, Mikhai ^a   Melnic, Anatoly ^b   Benes, Oleg ^b   Bukova, Victoria ^c   Chicu, Valeriu ^d   Sohotski, Vassili ^e   Bass, Allan G ^f,g  

^a Ministry of Health   (Moldova)

^b Department of General Epidemiology ^*  (Moldova)

^c Immunology Laboratory   (Moldova)

^d Deputy Health Minister's Office   (Moldova)

^e General Epidemiology   (Moldova)

^f BASICS   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIPHTHERIA; DISEASE CONTROL; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MOLDOVA; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CARRIER STATE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE; DIPHTHERIA; DIPHTHERIA TOXOID; DIPHTHERIA-TETANUS VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA-TETANUS-PERTUSSIS VACCINE; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLDOVA; PENICILLIN G, BENZATHINE; TETANUS TOXOID; VACCINES, COMBINED;

EID: 0034097542     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/315538     Document Type: Article

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