Commentary: Non-specific effects of measles vaccine - More grist for the mill

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 116-117

  Fine, Paul E M ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE;

CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; MEASLES VIRUS; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS STRAIN;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE;

EID: 0037318463     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyg031     Document Type: Note

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