Monitoring measles eradication in the region of the Americas: Critical activities and tools

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 187, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages

  Izurieta, Héctor ^a   Venczel, Linda ^b   Dietz, Vance ^a   Tambini, Gina ^a   Barrezueta, Oswaldo ^c   Carrasco, Peter ^a   Quiroga, Rosario ^e   André, Jean ^d   Castillo Solórzano, Carlos ^a   Brana, Monica ^a   Laender, Fernando ^d   De Quadros, Ciro A ^a  

^a PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

^b PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Bolivia)

^c Div of Vaccines and Immunization   (Venezuela)

^d PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Haïti)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ERADICATION THERAPY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHOOL; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

AMERICAS; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 18744426755     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/368028     Document Type: Review

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