Effectiveness of measles vaccination for control of exposed children

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 78-80

  Barrabeig, Irene ^a   Rovira, Ariadna ^a   Rius, Cristina ^b,c   Muñoz, Pilar ^c,d   Soldevila, Nuria ^c,d   Batalla, Joan ^c,e   Domínguez, Ángela ^a,d,f  

^a Care Health Center Gavà II   (Spain)

^b AGÈNCIA DE SALUT PÚBLICA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^e Generalitat of Catalonia   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

measles; outbreak; postexposure prophylaxis; vaccine effectiveness

Indexed keywords

MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASLES VACCINATION; POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 78650780264     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181f7001c     Document Type: Article

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