BCG vaccination reaction in low birth weight infants

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 116, Issue AUG., 2002, Pages 64-69

  Kaur, S ^a,b   Faridi, M M A ^a,b   Agarwal, K N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b UCMS AND GTB HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

BCG vaccination; Low birth weight; Newborn; Preterm term infants

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTOID MUSCLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATION PERIOD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOGENICITY; INDIA; INFANT; INFORMED CONSENT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAPULE; PREMATURITY; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUSTULE; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN SCAR; SKIN ULCER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TUBERCULOSIS; VACCINATION REACTION;

BCG VACCINE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; POLIOVIRUS VACCINE, ORAL; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUBERCULOSIS; VACCINATION;

EID: 0036706036     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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