Accelerated measles control in the western Pacific region

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 187, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages

  McFarland, Jeffrey W ^a,b   Mansoor, Osman David ^a   Yang, Baoping ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b CENTERS FOR DIS CONTR AND PREV   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE; MEBENDAZOLE; RETINOL;

ERADICATION THERAPY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION CONTROL; MEASLES; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ASIA; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; NEW ZEALAND; POLYNESIA;

EID: 0037986328     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/368039     Document Type: Review

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