Introduction of a second dose of measles in national immunization program in India: A major step towards eradication

Human Vaccines

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Verma, Ramesh ^a   Khanna, Pardeep ^a   Bairwa, Mohan ^a   Chawla, Suraj ^a   Prinja, Shankar ^b   Rajput, Meena ^a  

^a POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Diarrhea; Immunization; Measles; Pneumonia; Program

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE;

CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG EFFICACY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MEASLES; NOTE; PNEUMONIA; REPEATED DRUG DOSE; RISK REDUCTION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; HEALTH CARE POLICY; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; VACCINATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; IMMUNIZATION, SECONDARY; INDIA; INFANT; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; VACCINATION;

EID: 85046980379     PISSN: 15548600     EISSN: 15548619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/hv.7.10.16890     Document Type: Note

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