Pneumococcal vaccination for Indian children

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 491-496

  Levine, Orin S ^a,c   Cherian, Thomas ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c Department of Health Behavior and Society   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD DEATH; EDITORIAL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INDIA; INDIAN; PNEUMONIA; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; VACCINATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INDIA; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; VACCINATION; VACCINES, CONJUGATE;

EID: 34447525246     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 00196061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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