Lessons from the 2009 measles epidemic in South Africa

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 519-

  Schoub, Barry D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; ERADICATION THERAPY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; SOUTH AFRICA;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; MEASLES; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 79960974738     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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