Mumps vaccine: Is it time to re-evaluate our approach?

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 175, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 491-492

  Gemmill, Ian M ^a  

^a Kingston   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; MUMPS VACCINE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MUMPS; NOTE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE POLICY; IMMUNOLOGY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; MUMPS; MUMPS VACCINE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 33748350049     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.060900     Document Type: Note

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