The sequence of vaccinations and increased female mortality after high-titre measles vaccine: Trials from rural Sudan and Kinshasa

Vaccine

Volumn 24, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 2764-2771

  Aaby, Peter ^a,d   Ibrahim, Salah A ^b   Libman, Michael D ^c   Jensen, Henrik ^a  

^a BANDIM HEALTH PROJECT   (Guinea-Bissau)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^c MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

DTP; Female mortality; High titre measles vaccine; Kinshasa; Sex differences; Standard measles vaccine; Sudan

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; INACTIVATED VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE; MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VIRUS; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUDAN; VACCINATION;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; DIPHTHERIA-TETANUS-PERTUSSIS VACCINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, IMMUNOLOGIC; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEASLES VACCINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; SUDAN; URBAN POPULATION; VACCINES, INACTIVATED;

EID: 33644899664     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2006.01.004     Document Type: Article

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