Measles sero-surveillance during mass immunisation campaign in Malawi

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 4-8

  Takechi, M ^a,b   Matsuo, M ^a   Butao, D ^a   Zungu, I L ^a   Chakanika, I ^a   Michongwe, J ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malawi)

^b JICA   (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; MALAWI; MALE; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MEASLES; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; INFANT; MALAWI; MALE; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0035607791     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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