Risk of measles transmission on aeroplanes: Australian experience 2007-2011

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 198, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 320-323

  Hoad, Veronica C ^a   O'Connor, Bridget A ^b   Langley, Andrew J ^c   Dowse, Gary K ^d  

^a North Metropolitan Area Health Service   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

^c Queensland Health   (Australia)

^d DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOPROPHYLAXIS; INFECTION RISK; MEASLES; MISCELLANEOUS NAMED GROUPS; MUMPS; POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RUBELLA; SCHOOL CHILD; TRAVEL; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; AIRCRAFT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MEASLES; RISK; TRAVEL;

EID: 84876256728     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja12.11752     Document Type: Article

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