Impact of vaccination on invasive Haemophilus influenzas type b infections;Impact de la vaccination sur les infections invasives à Haemophilus influenzae type b

Archives of Public Health

Volumn 55, Issue 9-12, 1997, Pages 331-339

  Levy, J ^a   Swennen, B ^b   Henrion, E ^b   Devaster, J M ^b   Bauche, P ^b  

^a SAINT PIERRE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Conjugate vaccine; Haemophilus influenzae

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000398978     PISSN: 07787367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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