Improving uptake of MMR vaccine

BMJ

Volumn 336, Issue 7647, 2008, Pages 729-730

  McIntyre, Peter ^a   Leask, Julie ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

AUSTRALIA; AUTISM; EDITORIAL; ENTERITIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MEASLES; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MUMPS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RUBELLA; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENGLAND; HUMANS; MEASLES; MEASLES-MUMPS-RUBELLA VACCINE; MUMPS; PARENTS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; WALES;

EID: 41949133316     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39503.508484.80     Document Type: Editorial

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