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Can earlier BCG vaccination reduce early infant mortality? Study protocol for a cluster randomised trial in Guinea-Bissau

INTRODUCTION: The BCG vaccine is designed to protect against tuberculosis, but the vaccine may have broader effects. In 2014, the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization reviewed the literature on non-specific effects of BCG, and concluded that the evidence was consistent with beneficial...

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Autores principales: Thysen, Sanne M, Jensen, Aksel Karl Georg, Rodrigues, Amabelia, Borges, Igualdino da Silva, Aaby, Peter, Benn, Christine, Fisker, Ane
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6773322/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31551370
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025724