Clinical development of a combined diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis, and hepatitis B vaccine in Italy

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 174, Issue SUPPL. 3, 1996, Pages

  Faldella, Giacomo ^a   Alessandroni, Rosina ^a   Fantini, Maria Pia ^a   Salvioli, Gian Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA ACELLULAR PERTUSSIS TETANUS HEPATITIS B VACCINE; ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOGENICITY; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INJECTION PAIN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ITALY; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VACCINATION;

EID: 0029862476     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/174.supplement_3.s298     Document Type: Review

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