Non-specific effects of vaccination on child survival? A prospective study in Senegal

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 956-960

  Elguero, Eric ^a   Simondon, Kirsten B ^a   Vaugelade, Jacques ^a   Marra, Adama ^b   Simondon, François ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (Senegal)

Author keywords

Africa; Diphtheria tetanus pertussis; Measles; Mortality; Senegal; Vaccines

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE;

CHILD HEALTH; INFANT MORTALITY; MEASLES; VACCINATION;

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASLES; NEWBORN; PERTUSSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SENEGAL; SURVIVAL; VACCINATION;

BCG VACCINE; COHORT STUDIES; DIPHTHERIA-TETANUS-PERTUSSIS VACCINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MALE; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MEASLES VACCINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH; SENEGAL;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SENEGAL; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 26844567956     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2005.01479.x     Document Type: Article

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