The epidemiology of pneumococcal infection in children in the developing world

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 354, Issue 1384, 1999, Pages 777-785

  Greenwood, Brian ^a  

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

Author keywords

Children; Developing countries; Pneumococcus; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; PNEUMOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0033614332     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.1999.0430     Document Type: Article

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