Introducing a new group b meningococcus vaccine

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 348, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Isaacs, David ^a   McVernon, Jodie ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE;

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; FUNDING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENICITY; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CHILD; HUMANS; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; MENINGOCOCCAL VACCINES; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS, SEROGROUP B;

EID: 84897969480     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.g2415     Document Type: Editorial

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