What will it take to achieve measles elimination in the World Health Organization European Region: Progress from 2003-2009 and essential accelerated actions

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 204, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Martin, Rebecca ^a   Wassilak, Steven ^b   Emiroglu, Nedret ^a   Uzicanin, Amra ^b   Deshesvoi, Sergei ^a   Jankovic, Dragan ^a   Goel, Ajay ^a   Khetsuriani, Nino ^b  

^a WHO REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE   (Denmark)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES CONTAINING VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DRUG SAFETY; EASTERN EUROPE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EPIDEMIC; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MASS COMMUNICATION; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; MORTALITY; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SUPPLEMENTARY IMMUNIZATION ACTIVITY; TREND STUDY; VACCINATION COVERAGE; WESTERN EUROPE; EUROPE; HEALTH SURVEY; INFANT; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TIME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EUROPE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 79960886264     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jir137     Document Type: Article

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