Measles still spreads in Europe: Who is responsible for the failure to vaccinate?

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 15, Issue 17, 2010, Pages 3-

  Lopalco, P L ^a   Martin, R ^b  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ECDC   (Sweden)

^b WHO REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE;

AWARENESS; COMMUNITY; DISEASE ELIMINATION; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; KNOWLEDGE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; INCIDENCE; MASS IMMUNIZATION; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EUROPE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MASS VACCINATION; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77952729116     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2807/ese.15.17.19557-en     Document Type: Editorial

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