Risk factors for undervaccination against measles in a large sample of preschool children from rural Bavaria

Infection

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 127-133

  Zucs, A P ^a   Crispin, A ^a   Eckl, E ^a   Weitkunat, R ^a   Schlipkoter U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE; MUMPS VACCINE; RUBELLA VACCINE; VIRUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MALE; MEASLES; MUMPS; PARENT; PHYSICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; RUBELLA; STATISTICAL MODEL; VACCINATION;

ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VIRUS; MEASLES-MUMPS-RUBELLA VACCINE; MUMPS; MUMPS VIRUS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RUBELLA; RUBELLA VIRUS; RURAL POPULATION; VACCINATION;

EID: 2942566646     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-004-3122-0     Document Type: Article

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