Clinical Characteristics and Factors Associated With Measles Transmission in California
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LB-4. Clinical Characteristics and Factors Associated With Measles Transmission in California Jennifer Zipprich, MS, PhD; Matthew Zahn, MD; Kathleen Harriman, PhD, MPH, RN; James D. Cherry MD, MSc, FIDSA; Immunization Branch, California Department of Public Health, Richmond, California; Epidemiology and Assessment, Orange County Health Care Agency, Santa Ana, California; Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
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