Progress towards demonstrating the impact of Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccines globally

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 163, Issue 1 SUPPL, 2013, Pages

  Hajjeh, Rana ^a   Mulholland, Kim ^b   Schuchat, Anne ^a   Santosham, Mathuram ^c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE;

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HAEMOPHILUS MENINGITIS; HEALTH PROGRAM; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACCINATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84879231951     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2013.03.022     Document Type: Editorial

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