Effectiveness of meningococcal serogroup C conjugate vaccine 4 years after introduction

Lancet

Volumn 364, Issue 9431, 2004, Pages 365-367

  Trotter, Caroline L ^a   Andrews, Nick J ^a   Kaczmarski, Edward B ^b   Miller, Elizabeth ^a   Ramsay, Mary E ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CONJUGATION; DRUG EFFICACY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACCINATION;

EID: 3242768475     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(04)16725-1     Document Type: Article

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