What Are the Implications for Childhood Pneumonia of Successfully Introducing Hib and Pneumococcal Vaccines in Developing Countries?

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Journal PLoS Med

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2009 Feb 21

PMID 19226734

Citations 24

Authors

J Anthony G Scott

Mike English

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