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Measles (Rubeola) - References

Citations

  1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2004). National Immunization Program: MMR vaccine and autism. Available online: http://www.cdc.gov/nip/vacsafe/concerns/autism/autism-mmr-facts.htm.

  2. Booy R, et al. (2006). Measles, mumps, and rubella: Prevention, search date July 2005. Online version of Clinical Evidence (15): 1–12.

  3. Perry RT, Orenstein WA (2006). Measles. In FD Burg et al., eds., Current Pediatric Therapy, 18th ed., pp. 786–790. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.

  4. American Academy of Pediatrics (2006). Measles. In LK Pickering, ed., Red Book: 2006 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases, 27th ed., pp. 441–452. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics.

Other Works Consulted

  • Abramowicz M, ed. (2006). Advice for travelers. Treatment Guidelines from the Medical Letter, 4(45): 25–34.

  • Cherry JD (2004). Measles virus. In RD Feigin et al., eds., Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 5th ed., vol. 2, pp. 2283–2304. Philadelphia: Saunders.

  • Gershon AA (2005). Measles virus (rubeola). In GL Mandell et al., eds., Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, 6th ed., vol. 2, pp. 2031–2038. Philadelphia: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone.

  • Levin MJ, Weinberg A (2007). Measles (rubeola) section of Infections: Viral and rickettsial. In WW Hay et al., eds., Current Pediatric Diagnosis and Treatment, 18th ed., chap. 36, pp. 1130–1131. New York: Lange Medical Books/McGraw-Hill.

  • Shann F, et al. (2006). Antibiotics for preventing pneumonia in children with measles. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (1). Oxford: Update Software.

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Last Updated: April 23, 2007
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