Open AccessEconomic evaluation of universal BCG vaccination of Japanese infants
Author(s) -
Mahbubur Rahman,
Miho Sekimoto,
Isamu Takamatsu,
Kenji Hira,
Takuro Shimbo,
Kyoichiro Toyoshima,
Tsuguya Fukui
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/30.2.380
Subject(s) - medicine , vaccination , tuberculosis , bcg vaccine , incidence (geometry) , pediatrics , environmental health , immunology , pathology , physics , optics
The international controversy surrounding the use and effectiveness of the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine and the low incidence of tuberculosis (TB) among Japanese children prompted this study.
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