Crossing borders: One world, global health

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Ope, Maurice ^a   Ochieng, Steve B ^a   Tabu, Collins ^a   Marano, Nina ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ROTAVIRUS VACCINE;

ACUTE DIARRHEA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; KENYA; LOOSE FECES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOTE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFUGEE CAMP; ROTAVIRUS ENTERITIS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTION; VACCINATION; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; GASTROENTERITIS; HEALTH; MIGRATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFUGEE; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMAN MIGRATION; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; KENYA; MALE; REFUGEES; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS;

EID: 84903974173     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciu281     Document Type: Note

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