The nonspecific effects of vaccines and the expanded program on immunization

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 204, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 182-184

  Shann, Frank ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS POLIOMYELITIS TETANUS VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE;

BCG VACCINATION; DIARRHEA; DIPHTHERIA; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT MORTALITY; INFECTION; LIVE BIRTH; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERTUSSIS; PNEUMONIA; POLIOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVACCINATION; SEPSIS; TETANUS; TETANUS PROPHYLAXIS; TUBERCULOSIS;

BCG VACCINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TUBERCULOSIS; VACCINATION;

EID: 79958696968     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jir244     Document Type: Editorial

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