Non-specific and sex-differential effects of routine vaccines: What evidence is needed to take these effects into consideration in low-income countries?

Human Vaccines

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 120-124

  Aaby, Peter ^a   Benn, Christine S ^b  

^a BANDIM HEALTH PROJECT   (Guinea-Bissau)

^b STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

BCG; Child mortality; DTP; High titer measles vaccine; Measles vaccine; Non specific effects of vaccines; Sex differential efforts

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; NOTE; SEX DIFFERENCE; VACCINATION;

EID: 79551700260     PISSN: 15548600     EISSN: 15548619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/hv.7.1.13848     Document Type: Note

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