The tragic 1824 journey of the Hawaiian King and Queen to London: History of measles in Hawaii

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 728-733

  Shulman, Stanford T ^a,b,c   Shulman, Deborah L ^d   Sims, Ronald H ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Division of Infectious Disease   (United States)

^d Box 20 ^*

Author keywords

Hawaii; History; London; Measles

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEASLES; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68649104050     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31819c9720     Document Type: Article

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