The changing epidemiology of diphtheria in the vaccine era

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 181, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages

  Galazka, Artur ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYGIENE   (Poland)

^b Intl Immunization Consulting   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIPHTHERIA; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; HYGIENE; IMMUNITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; USSR; VACCINATION;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIPHTHERIA; DIPHTHERIA TOXOID; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0034104607     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/315533     Document Type: Article

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