Tuberculin testing before BCG vaccination

British Medical Journal

Volumn 327, Issue 7409, 2003, Pages 243-244

  Bothamley, Graham H ^a   Cooper, Ed ^b   Shingadia, Delane ^c   Mellanby, Alex ^d  

^a HOMERTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE;

BCG VACCINATION; DISEASE CONTROL; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

EID: 0042128813     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.327.7409.243     Document Type: Editorial

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