Mumps in a boarding school: Description of an outbreak and control measures

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 56, Issue 528, 2006, Pages 526-529

  Mackenzie, Douglas G ^a   Craig, George ^c   Hallam, Nicholas F ^b   Moore, Janelle ^c   Stevenson, Janet ^b  

^a NHS FIFE   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS LOTHIAN   (United Kingdom)

^c Lothian NHS Board ^*

Author keywords

Measles mumps rubella vaccine; Mumps infection; Outbreaks

Indexed keywords

MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DOSE RESPONSE; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MUMPS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SCHOOL; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; MEASLES-MUMPS-RUBELLA VACCINE; MUMPS; SCHOOLS; SCOTLAND;

EID: 33745617690     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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