Non-specific effects of vaccines: RCTs, not observational studies, are needed

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 97, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 677-678

  Pollard, Andrew J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; BCG VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE;

CHILD DEATH; DRUG EFFECT; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH PROGRAM; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNIZATION; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX; T LYMPHOCYTE; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SEX FACTORS; VACCINES;

EID: 84864690950     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2012-301873     Document Type: Editorial

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