Public-health impact of accelerated measles control in the WHO African Region 2000-03.

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Published in Lancet on September 05, 2005

Authors

M Otten1, R Kezaala, A Fall, B Masresha, R Martin, L Cairns, R Eggers, R Biellik, M Grabowsky, P Strebel, J-M Okwo-Bele, D Nshimirimana

Author Affiliations

1: Global Measles Branch, Global Immunization Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. motten@cdc.gov

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