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The optimal age of measles immunisation in low-income countries: a secondary analysis of the assumptions underlying the current policy

OBJECTIVE: The current policy of measles vaccination at 9 months of age was decided in the mid-1970s. The policy was not tested for impact on child survival but was based on studies of seroconversion after measles vaccination at different ages. The authors examined the empirical evidence for the six...

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Autores principales: Aaby, Peter, Martins, Cesário L, Garly, May-Lill, Rodrigues, Amabelia, Benn, Christine S, Whittle, Hilton
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Group 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3401826/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22815465
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000761