BCG vaccination and WHO's global strategy for tuberculosis control 1948-1983

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 863-873

  Brimnes, Niels ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

BCG; Chingleput trial; Historical analysis; Public health; Tuberculosis; Vaccination; WHO

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE;

DISEASE CONTROL; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; TUBERCULOSIS; VACCINATION; VACCINE; WAR; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION CONTROL; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BCG VACCINE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ASIA; CHINGLEPUT; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 47549098152     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.05.016     Document Type: Article

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