Non-specific effects of vaccination: Vaccines have non-specific (heterologous) effects

BMJ

Volumn 330, Issue 7495, 2005, Pages 844-

  Shann, Frank ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MORTALITY; NOTE; VACCINATION;

ANTIBODY FORMATION; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, ACTIVE; VACCINATION; VACCINES;

EID: 17144390769     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.330.7495.844     Document Type: Letter

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