Measles in the United Kingdom 1990-2008 and the effectiveness of measles vaccines

Vaccine

Volumn 28, Issue 29, 2010, Pages 4588-4592

  Jick, Hershel ^a   Hagberg, Katrina Wilcox ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Measles; MMR; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDEMIC; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; MEASLES-MUMPS-RUBELLA VACCINE; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953122891     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.04.084     Document Type: Article

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