Is neonatal Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccination protective in Taiwan?

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 195-197

  Chan, Pei Chun ^a   Huang, Li Min ^a   Kuo, Hsu Sung ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; MVA 85A;

ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; NONHUMAN; TAIWAN; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

EID: 42949169549     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(08)60137-0     Document Type: Article

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