Efficacy of two types of BCG vaccines administered in different doses. A comparative study;Estudio comparativo de la eficacia de dos tipos de vacunas BCG administradas en dosis diferentes

Revista Medica de Chile

Volumn 126, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1126-1131

  Valenzuela B, María Teresa ^a   Ferrer SG, Ximena ^a   Leal S, Irene ^a   Pacheco M, Miriam ^a   Castillo B, Nely ^a   Cumsille G, Francisco ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

BCG vaccine; Immunization; Immunization, secondary; Tuberculin test; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; NEWBORN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCAR;

BCG VACCINE; CICATRIX; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN;

EID: 0032150790     PISSN: 00349887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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