Neonatal tetanus in Malaysia

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-2

  Amar Singh, H S S ^a  

^a HOSPITAL RAJA PERMAISURI BAINUN   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TETANUS TOXOID;

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; IMMUNITY; MALAYSIA; NEWBORN TETANUS; IMMUNOLOGY; INCIDENCE; NEWBORN; TETANUS;

HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALAYSIA; TETANUS; TETANUS TOXOID;

EID: 70449700151     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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