Measles in developing countries

British Medical Journal

Volumn 333, Issue 7581, 2006, Pages 1234-

  Halsey, Neal A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; MEASLES VACCINE; RETINOL;

ADENOVIRUS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDITORIAL; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MEASLES; MEASLES VIRUS; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; VACCINATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; VITAMIN A;

EID: 33846014704     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39058.361620.BE     Document Type: Editorial

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