The WHO Review of the Possible Nonspecific Effects of Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Vaccine

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 1247-1257

  Aaby, Peter ^a,b   Ravn, Henrik ^b,c   Benn, Christine S ^b,c  

^a Studies of the Epidemiology of Epilepsy in Demographic Surveillance Systems   (Guinea-Bissau)

^b STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

diphtheria tetanus pertussis; diphtheria tetanus pertussis vaccine; frailty bias; nonspecific effects of vaccine; survival bias

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE;

CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPHTHERIA; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY RATE; PERTUSSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; TETANUS; VACCINATION; VACCINATION REACTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84975499258     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001269     Document Type: Review

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