Molecular epidemiology of measles virus before and after the 2003 mass vaccination campaign for measles/rubella in Iran

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 41-49

  Naseri, M ^a   Salimi, V ^a   Mokhtari Azad, T ^a   Esteghamati, A ^b   Gooya, M M ^b   Nadji, S A ^c   NoroozBabaei, Z ^a   Marashi, S M ^a   Saadatmand, Z ^a   Rezaei, F ^a   Hamkar, R ^a   Triki, H ^d  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Disease Management Center of Health Ministry   (Iran)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d Institute Pasture   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Genotype; Iran; Mass campaign; Measles

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955542282     PISSN: 22516085     EISSN: 22516093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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