Impact of alternative approaches to accelerated measles control: Experience in the African Region, 1996-2002

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 187, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages

  Otten Jr , Mac W ^a,c   Okwo Bele, Jean Marie ^a   Kezaala, Robert ^a   Biellik, Robin ^a   Eggers, Rudi ^a   Nshimirimana, Deogratias ^b  

^a WHO Regional Office for Africa   (Zimbabwe)

^b WHO Regional Office for Africa   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; MORTALITY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 0038324064     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/368272     Document Type: Article

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