Performance and potency of tetanus toxoid: Implications for eliminating neonatal tetanus

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 619-628

  Dietz, V ^a,b   Milstien, J B ^c   Van Loon, F ^a,b   Cochi, S ^a,b   Bennett, J ^d  

^a CENTERS FOR DIS CONTR AND PREV   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d Task Force Child Survival and Devmt   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TETANUS TOXOID;

CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HUMAN; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TETANUS; VACCINATION;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASES; HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICES; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTIONS; LITERATURE REVIEW; ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; TETANUS--PREVENTION AND CONTROL; VACCINES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION, PASSIVE; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; QUALITY CONTROL; TETANUS; TETANUS TOXOID;

EID: 0030484079     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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