Epidemiological impact of a nationwide measles immunization campaign in Viet Nam: A critical review

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 86, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 948-955

  Murakami, Hitoshi ^a   Nguyen, Van Cuong ^b   Hong, Van Tuan ^b   Tsukamoto, Katsuyuki ^c   Do, Si Hien ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYGIENE AND EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Viet Nam)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE;

EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SURVEY; IMMUNIZATION; MEASLES; VACCINATION;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VIET NAM; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEASLES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; VACCINATION; VIETNAM; YOUNG ADULT;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VIET NAM;

EID: 57149111477     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.07.048579     Document Type: Article

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