Small randomized trial among low-birth-weight children receiving bacillus Calmette-Guéerin vaccination at first health center contact

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 306-308

  Biering Sørensen, Sofie ^a,b   Aaby, Peter ^a,b   Napirna, Bitiguida Mutna ^c   Roth, Adam ^b,d   Ravn, Henrik ^b   Rodrigues, Amabelia ^a   Whittle, Hilton ^e   Benn, Christine Stabell ^a,b  

^a Studies of the Epidemiology of Epilepsy in Demographic Surveillance Systems   (Guinea-Bissau)

^b STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^c Hospital Nacional Simao Mendes   (Guinea-Bissau)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

Author keywords

BCG; infant mortality; neonatal mortality; nonspecific effects of vaccines

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNITY WARD; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

BCG VACCINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; VACCINATION;

EID: 84857526533     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3182458289     Document Type: Article

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