Epidemiological study of measles in slum areas of Kolkata

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 583-586

  Ray, Sandip Kumar ^a   Mallik, Sarmila ^a,d   Munsi, Asim Kumar ^a   Mitra, Shyama Prasad ^a   Baur, Baijayanti ^b   Kumar, Satish ^c  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^b Govt of West Bengal ^*  (India)

^c UNICEF   (United States)

^d Ideal Association   (India)

Author keywords

Complications; Incidence; Measles vaccine; Urban slum

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE; RETINOL;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INFANT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASLES; RASH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN DISCOLORATION; SURVIVAL; URBAN AREA;

EID: 4043134471     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02724116     Document Type: Article

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