Strategic planning for measles control: Using data to inform optimal vaccination strategies

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 204, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Simons, Emily ^a   Mort, Molly ^b   Dabbagh, Alya ^a   Strebel, Peter ^a   Wolfson, Lara ^c  

^a Expanded Programme on Immunization   (Switzerland)

^b Program for Appropriate Technology in Health   (Switzerland)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HERD IMMUNITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ADOLESCENT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECONOMICS; HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; REPRODUCIBILITY; VACCINATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PLANNING TECHNIQUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VACCINATION; WORLD HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 79960882495     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jir095     Document Type: Article

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