Measles epidemic attributed to inadequate vaccination coverage - Campania, Italy, 2002

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 52, Issue 43, 2003, Pages 1044-1047

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MEASLES VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; MEASLES; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; VACCINATION;

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