Public Health
Volume 122, Issue 4 , Pages 390-393 , April 2008

Management of measles in a traveller community: Public health issues of trust, choice and communication

Received 15 December 2006 ,Revised 19 June 2007 ,Accepted 27 July 2007.

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PII: S0033-3506(07)00270-3

doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2007.07.020

Public Health
Volume 122, Issue 4 , Pages 390-393 , April 2008

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