Hib vaccines for all the world's children?

Lancet

Volumn 366, Issue 9480, 2005, Pages 101-103

  Clemens, John ^a   Jodar, Luis ^a  

^a International Vaccine Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; POLYSACCHARIDE VACCINE; PROTEIN; VIRUS VACCINE;

CHILD HEALTH; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 22244443329     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)66789-X     Document Type: Note

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