International health at home: learning from low-income countries--secondary publication.
International health research conducted under extreme conditions in low-income countries may question assumptions which are also important in high-income countries. Examples are given of how observations in Guinea-Bissau have led to reinterpretation of the decline in measles mortality in the industrialised countries, the polio model and the impact of stopping vaccinations after eradication.
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Bandim Health Project, Statens Serum Institut, Artillerivej 5, 2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark. p.aaby@bandim.org
D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000639:trends*; D002648:Child; D046688:Child Mortality / Q000639:trends; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003718:Denmark; D014943:Global Health; D006169:Guinea-Bissau / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs / Q000379:methods; D007223:Infant; D008457:Measles / Q000517:prevention & control; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000453:epidemiology; D011203:Poverty