Commentary: BCG vaccination halves neonatal mortality

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 308-309

  Shann, Frank ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE;

BCG VACCINATION; HUMAN; MEASLES; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TUBERCULOSIS;

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

EID: 84857585388     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3182465be8     Document Type: Note

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