Severity of measles: A study at the Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 581-588

  Ariyasriwatana, Churdchoo ^a   Kalayanarooj, Siripen ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Complications; Measles severity; Measles vaccine; Nutritional status

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE;

BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; MEASLES VIRUS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; THAILAND; VIRUS PNEUMONIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEASLES; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THAILAND; VACCINATION;

EID: 3543106605     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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