Migration and measles [5]

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1443-1444

  Wiysonge, Charles Shey ^a,b   Mawo, Jeanne Ngo Ndjan ^b   Ticha, Johnson Muluh ^c   Nomo, Emmanuel ^b   Shey, Muki Shehu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Ministry of Health   (Cameroon)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE;

HEALTH AND DISEASE;

CAMEROON; EPIDEMIC; FEVER; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LETTER; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; POPULATION MIGRATION; POPULATION MOVEMENT PATTERN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SEROLOGY; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; INFANT; MIGRATION; NOTE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; CAMEROON; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 29244454228     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyi197     Document Type: Letter

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