Epidemiology of measles in the Central Region of Ghana: A five-year case review in three district hospitals

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 312-317

  Bosu, W K ^a,b   Odoom, S ^a   Deiter, P ^a   Essel Ahun, M ^b  

^a Regional Public Health Services   (Ghana)

^b GHANA HEALTH SERVICE   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEASLES; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GHANA; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEASLES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0642302955     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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