Haemophilus influenzae type b meningitis in The Gambia after introduction of a conjugate vaccine

Lancet

Volumn 354, Issue 9184, 1999, Pages 1091-1092

  Adegbola, R A ^e   Usen, S O ^b   Weber, M ^c   Lloyd Evans, N ^a   Jobe, K ^b   Mulholland, K ^c   McAdam, K P W J ^b   Greenwood, B M ^d   Milligan, P J M ^b  

^a National Health Laboratory   (Gambia)

^b Department of State for Health ^*

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^e MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE;

ARTICLE; GAMBIA; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HUMAN; INFANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACCINATION; VIRUS MENINGITIS;

EID: 0033604064     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)03010-X     Document Type: Article

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