Measles and rubella elimination initiatives in the Americas: Lessons learned and best practices

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 204, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Castillo Solorzano, Carlos ^a   Marsigli, Christina ^a   Danovaro Holliday, M Carolina ^a   Ruiz Matus, Cuauhtémoc ^a   Tambini, Gina ^a   Andrus, Jon Kim ^a  

^a PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES RUBELLA VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CUBA; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ELIMINATION PHASE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL MONITORING; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; POSTELIMINATION PHASE; PREELIMINATION PHASE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGION OF THE AMERICAS; RUBELLA; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION COVERAGE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; POLITICS; QUALITY CONTROL; TIME;

AMERICAS; BENCHMARKING; ENDEMIC DISEASES; HUMANS; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; POLITICS; RUBELLA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79960870164     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jir216     Document Type: Article

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