The effect of measles on health-related quality of life: A patient-based survey

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2014, Pages

  Thorrington, Dominic ^a   Ramsay, Mary ^b   Van Hoek, Albert Jan ^b   Edmunds, W John ^a   Vivancos, Roberto ^b   Bukasa, Antoaneta ^b   Eames, Ken ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK; YOUNG ADULT; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSING; NEWBORN; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOUSING; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEASLES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84941735013     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105153     Document Type: Article

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