Rubella elimination and improving health care for women

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2017-2021

  Castillo Solórzano, Carlos ^a   Andrus, Jon Kim ^a,b,c,d  

^a PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

^b PAHO's Immunization Unit   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

BRAZIL; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CHILE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGENITAL RUBELLA SYNDROME; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COSTA RICA; EL SALVADOR; FEMALE; HONDURAS; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MEASLES; RUBELLA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 7644229829     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1011.040428     Document Type: Conference Paper

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