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Annals of Tropical Paediatrics
International Child Health
Volume 4, 1984 - Issue 3
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Original Articles

Measles in Ghana—1973–1982

J. O. O. CommeyDepartment of Child Health, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana
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J. E. RichardsonDepartment of Child Health, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana
Pages 189-194 | Received 24 Oct 1983, Published online: 14 Jul 2016

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