Vaccines and preterm neonates: Why, when, and with what

Early Human Development

Volumn 85, Issue 10 SUPPL., 2009, Pages

  Esposito, Susanna ^a   Serra, Domenico ^a   Gualtieri, Laura ^a   Cesati, Laura ^a   Principi, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Immunisation; Neonate; Preterm; Vaccines

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; VACCINATION;

ANTIBODY FORMATION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; VACCINATION; VACCINES;

EID: 76249102601     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: 18726232     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2009.08.011     Document Type: Article

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