Prevention and control of tetanus in childhood

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 4-8

  Thayaparan, Beatrice ^b   Nicoll, Angus ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TETANUS ANTIBODY; TETANUS TOXOID;

ADULT; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSTRIDIUM TETANI; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN TETANUS; PEDIATRICS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; TETANUS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UMBILICAL CORD; VACCINATION;

CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; TETANUS; VACCINATION;

EID: 0031901034     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008480-199802000-00002     Document Type: Short Survey

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