Effectiveness of heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in children younger than 5 years of age for prevention of pneumonia: Updated analysis using World Health Organization standardized interpretation of chest radiographs

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 779-781

  Hansen, John ^a   Black, Steven ^a   Shinefield, Henry ^a   Cherian, Thomas ^a   Benson, Jane ^a   Fireman, Bruce ^a   Lewis, Edwin ^a   Ray, Paula ^a   Lee, Janelle ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Heptavalent conjugate pneumococcal vaccine; Pneumonia; Standardized interpretation of radiograph; Vaccine effectiveness

Indexed keywords

PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INFANCY; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENINGOCOCCAL VACCINES; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; PNEUMONIA; RADIOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33748323238     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000232706.35674.2f     Document Type: Article

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