Diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccination administered after measles vaccine: Increased female mortality?

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1095-1097

  Benn, Christine Stabell ^a   Aaby, Peter ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Child mortality; diphtheria tetanus pertussis vaccine; measles vaccine; non specific effects; sex differential effects

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE; PLACEBO; RETINOL;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DIPHTHERIA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASLES; PERTUSSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TETANUS; VACCINATION;

DIPHTHERIA-TETANUS-PERTUSSIS VACCINE; FEMALE; GUINEA-BISSAU; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; INFANT; MALE; MEASLES VACCINE; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; VACCINATION;

EID: 84866604908     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e318263135e     Document Type: Article

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