Measles in a Hilly Hamlet of Northern India

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 69, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1033-1035

  Bharti, Bhavneet ^a   Bharti, Sahul ^a  

^a CIVIL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Measles; Outbreak; Vaccine efficacy

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE; RETINOL;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; MALNUTRITION; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0036943130     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02724381     Document Type: Article

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