Measles in antiquity and the middle ages

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 216-217

  Retief, François ^a   Cilliers, Louise ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIQUITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENCEPHALITIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EPIDEMIC; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MEASLES; MIDDLE AGES; PARAMYXOVIRUS; PATHOGENESIS; VIRUS SURVIVAL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 77950376388     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/samj.3504     Document Type: Article

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