Issues and challenges: Pneumococcal vaccination in pediatrics

Pediatric Annals

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 355-360

  Black, Steven ^a   Shinefield, Henry ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

CHILD; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION PREVENTION; REVIEW; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; VACCINATION;

EID: 0031458270     PISSN: 00904481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0090-4481-19970601-04     Document Type: Review

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