An outbreak of pertussis in Sarli circle of Kurung-kumey district, Arunachal Pradesh, India

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1017-1020

  Takum, T ^a,b   Gara, D ^b   Tagyung, H ^b   Murhekar, Manoj V ^a  

^a INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b Directorate of Health Services   (India)

Author keywords

Arunachal Pradesh; Children; India; Outbreak; Pertussis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INDIA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PERTUSSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; RURAL POPULATION; WHOOPING COUGH;

EID: 70449337389     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 00196061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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