Severe measles, vitamin A deficiency, and the romacommunity in Europe

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1537-1539

  Melenotte, Clea ^a   Brouqui, Philippe ^a   Botelho Nevers, Elisabeth ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RETINOL; RETINOL BINDING PROTEIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROWDING; EPIDEMIC; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEPATITIS; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; KERATITIS; LETTER; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MEASLES; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RASH; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; RISK FACTOR; SUPPLEMENTATION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; VOMITING;

EID: 84865345706     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1809.111701     Document Type: Letter

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