Clarifications about pneumococcal vaccines

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 183-

  Morgenstern, Diana ^a   Garcia Curiel, Carmen S ^a  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; VACCINE;

ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG INDICATION; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; LETTER; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; HUMAN; NOTE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA;

HUMANS; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCOCCAL; VACCINES, CONJUGATE;

EID: 77449115927     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: 15352900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp090577     Document Type: Letter

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