Timely detection of meningococcal meningitis epidemics in Africa

Lancet

Volumn 358, Issue 9278, 2001, Pages 287-293

  Lewis, Rosamund ^a,c   Nathan, Nicolas ^a   Diarra, Lamine ^b   Belanger, François ^a   Paquet, Christophe ^a  

^a EPICENTRE   (France)

^b Division de l'Epidemiologie   (Mali)

^c World Health Organisation Country Office   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIC MENINGITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME; VACCINATION;

EID: 0035963886     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(01)05484-8     Document Type: Article

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