Measles - United States, January 1-April 25, 2008

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 57, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 494-498

  Redd, S B ^a   Kutty, P K ^a   Parker, A A ^a   LeBaron, C W ^a   Barskey, A E ^a   Seward, J F ^a   Rota, J S ^a   Rota, P A ^a   Lowe, L ^a   Bellini, W J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INFANT; MEASLES; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INFANT; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; MIDDLE AGED; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

EID: 43049176544     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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