Childhood MMR vaccination and the incidence rate of measles infection: a ten year longitudinal cohort study of American children born in the 1990s

Childhood MMR vaccination and the incidence rate of measles infection: a ten year longitudinal cohort study of American children born in the 1990s

Abstract Background Measles (rubeola) is a highly contagious disease with significant morbidity/mortality. Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) is a live-attenuated vaccine used in the United States (US) since the early 1970s to prevent measles infection. This retrospective longitudinal cohort study examined...

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Main Authors: David A. Geier, Janet K. Kern, Mark R. Geier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Cohort
Measles
MMR vaccine
Pediatric
Rubeola
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-019-1710-5

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