Quantifying child mortality reductions related to measles vaccination.

BACKGROUND: This study characterizes the historical relationship between coverage of measles containing vaccines (MCV) and mortality in children under 5 years, with a view toward ongoing global efforts to reduce child mortality. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Using country-level, longitudinal panel...

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Main Authors: Jeremy D Goldhaber-Fiebert, Marc Lipsitch, Ajay Mahal, Alan M Zaslavsky, Joshua A Salomon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2973966?pdf=render