Measles deaths in Nepal: estimating the national case-fatality ratio

Measles deaths in Nepal: estimating the national case-fatality ratio

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the case-fatality ratio (CFR) for measles in Nepal, determine the role of risk factors, such as political instability, for measles mortality, and compare the use of a nationally representative sample of outbreaks versus routine surveillance or a localized study to establish th...

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Main Authors: Anand B Joshi, Elizabeth T Luman, Robin Nandy, Bal K Subedi, Jayantha BL Liyanage, Thomas F Wierzba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2009-06-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862009000600014&lng=en&tlng=en

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