Evaluation of the World Health Organization global measles and rubella quality assurance program, 2001-2008

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 204, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Stambos, Vicki ^a   Leydon, Jennie ^a   Riddell, Michaela ^a   Clothier, Hazel ^a   Catton, Mike ^a   Featherstone, David ^b   Kelly, Heath ^a  

^a VICTORIAN INFECTIOUS DISEASES REFERENCE LABORATORY   (Australia)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL LABORATORY; GOLD STANDARD; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; MEASLES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RUBELLA; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; DIAGNOSIS, MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; TIME;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DATA COLLECTION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MEASLES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RUBELLA; TIME FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 79960871093     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jir128     Document Type: Article

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