What Are the Implications for Childhood Pneumonia of Successfully Introducing Hib and Pneumococcal Vaccines in Developing Countries?
Open Access
- 22 April 2008
- journal article
- Published by Public Library of Science (PLoS) in PLoS Medicine
- Vol. 5 (4) , e86
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0050086
Abstract
The authors look to the future and imagine the implications of a successful vaccination campaign againstH. influenzae type b and pneumococcus.Keywords
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