The challenge of achieving measles elimination in the Eastern Mediterranean Region by 2010

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 187, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages

  Gaafar, T ^a   Moshni, E ^a   Lievano, Fabio ^b,c  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c MS E 05 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; DJIBOUTI; ERADICATION THERAPY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; MORTALITY; PAKISTAN; POLIOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOMALIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SUDAN;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; MEASLES-MUMPS-RUBELLA VACCINE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0038662762     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/368035     Document Type: Article

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