The importance of herd immunity against infection [7]

Lancet

Volumn 360, Issue 9333, 2002, Pages 645-

  Pigott, Nick ^a   Novelli, Vas ^a   Pooboni, Suneel ^a   Firmin, Richard ^a   Goldman, Allan ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

BACTERIAL INFECTION; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; DIPHTHERIA; HERD; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; PERTUSSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TETANUS;

EID: 0037167229     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(02)09797-0     Document Type: Letter

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