Impact assessment of mass measles vaccination

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 69, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1037-1040

  Desai, Vikas K ^a   Kapadia, Smita J ^a   Kumar, Pradeep ^a   Nirupam, Siddharth ^b  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b UNICEF   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerated measles control; Measles incidence; Urban slums; Vaccination campaign

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE COURSE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036935152     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02724383     Document Type: Article

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