Progress in global measles control, 2000-2010

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 73-78

  Perry, Robert T ^a,b   Dabbagh, Alya J ^a,b   Gacic Dobo, Marta ^a,b   Liu, Jodi L ^a,b   Simons, Emily A ^a,b   Featherstone, David A ^a,b   Strebel, Peter M ^a,b   Okwo Bele, Jean Marie ^a,b   Goodson, James L ^c  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE;

ARTICLE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MEASLES; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; INFANT; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84863071268     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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