The impact of Australia's measles control programme over the past decade

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 99-105

  Gidding, Heather F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NCIRS   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG USE; EPIDEMIC; ERADICATION THERAPY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASLES; PRIMARY SCHOOL; REVIEW; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 14044261123     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268804003073     Document Type: Review

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