The costs of containing measles within a health care service

Healthcare Infection

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 43-46

  Stuart, Rhonda L ^a   Bradford, Jennifer ^a   Leszkiewicz, Penelope ^a   Wilson, Jill ^a   Gillespie, Elizabeth E ^a  

^a Southern Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MEASLES VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG COST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 77953982089     PISSN: 18355617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/HI10008     Document Type: Article

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