Should France continue to use BCG?;Doit-on continuer à vacciner par le BCG?

Revue du Praticien

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 506-508

  Lévy Bruhl, Daniel ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE VEILLE SANITAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE;

BCG VACCINATION; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MANAGEMENT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE;

ADULT; BCG VACCINE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; FRANCE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; POLICY MAKING; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 18344412289     PISSN: 00352640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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