Measles outbreak in Bulgaria: Poor maternal educational attainment as a risk factor for medical complications

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 663-669

  Lim, Tek Ang ^a   Marinova, Lili ^b   Kojouharova, Mira ^b   Tsolova, Svetla ^a   Semenza, Jan C ^a  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ECDC   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL CENTER OF INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BULGARIA; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENCEPHALITIS; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MEASLES; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; UTILIZATION REVIEW; YOUNG ADULT; COMPLICATION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BULGARIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MASS VACCINATION; MEASLES; PNEUMONIA; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880868637     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cks182     Document Type: Article

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