Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis in Bulgaria (1978-2002)

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 254-257

  Bojinova, Veneta ^a   Dimova, Petia ^a   Belopitova, Liliana ^a   Mihailov, Asen ^b   Gatcheva, Nina ^b   Mihneva, Zaphira ^b   Todorova, Maria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ALEXANDROVSKA   (Bulgaria)

^b NATIONAL CENTER OF INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Measles; Measles immunization; Measles vaccine; Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, incidence

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BULGARIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; MORBIDITY; RISK FACTOR; SUBACUTE SCLEROSING PANENCEPHALITIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BULGARIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEASLES VACCINE; SUBACUTE SCLEROSING PANENCEPHALITIS; VACCINATION;

EID: 4444267934     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000079952     Document Type: Article

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