Measles: The legacy of low vaccine coverage

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 98, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 752-754

  Ramsay, Mary E ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEASLES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ENGLAND; HUMANS; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; MEASLES-MUMPS-RUBELLA VACCINE;

EID: 84884592605     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2013-304292     Document Type: Article

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