Introduction strategy of a second dose measles containing vaccine in India

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 379-382

  Gupta, Satish Kumar ^a   Sosler, Stephen ^b   Haldar, Pradeep ^c   Van Den Hombergh, Henri ^a   Bose, Anindya Sekhar ^b  

^a UNICEF   (United States)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c GOVERNMENT OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE;

DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; INDIA; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; VACCINE FAILURE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; IMMUNIZATION, SECONDARY; INDIA; MEASLES VACCINE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS;

EID: 79958133616     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 00196061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13312-011-0066-1     Document Type: Review

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