Measles vaccination response during Kosi floods, Bihar, India 2008

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 997-1002

  Varkey, Sherin ^a   Krishna, Gopal ^a   Pradhan, Narottam ^a   Gupta, Satish Kumar ^a   Caravotta, Jorge ^a   Hombergh, Henri Vanden ^a   Hoekstra, Edward ^a   Askari, Sufia ^a   Kansal, O P ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Bihar; Disaster; Floods; Measles; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; MEASLES VACCINE; RETINOL; ZINC;

DIARRHEA; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EMERGENCY; FLOODING; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INDIA; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; SHORT SURVEY; TABLET; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FLOODS; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE;

EID: 70449371966     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 00196061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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