Measles trends and vaccine effectiveness in Nairobi, Kenya

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 361-364

  Borus, P K ^a   Cumberland, P ^b   Sonoiya, S ^c   Kombich, J ^a   Tukei, P M ^a   Cutts, F T ^d  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c Kenya Expanded Programme on Immunisation   (Kenya)

^d Biostatics Unit

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE;

CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; KENYA; MALE; MEASLES; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; KENYA; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; MORBIDITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 24744465179     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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