Selective or universal neonatal BCG immunization: What policy for a district with a high incidence of tuberculosis?

Public Health

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 179-183

  Pharoah, P D P ^a,c   Watson, J M ^a   Sen, S ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b New River Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacillus Camette Guerin (BCG) vaccine; Incidences rates; Neonates; Selective immunization; Tuberculosis; Universal immunization

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NEWBORN; SKIN ULCER; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0029934508     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3506(96)80073-4     Document Type: Article

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