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- Title
Non-specific effects of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis and measles vaccinations? An analysis of surveillance data from Navrongo, Ghana.
- Authors
Welaga, Paul; Nielsen, Jens; Adjuik, Martin; Debpuur, Cornelius; Ross, David A; Ravn, Henrik; Benn, Christine S; Aaby, Peter
- Abstract
Studies from low-income countries have suggested that routine vaccinations may have non-specific effects on child mortality; measles vaccine (MV) is associated with lower mortality and diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) with relatively higher mortality. We used data from Navrongo, Ghana, to examine the impact of vaccinations on child mortality.
- Publication
Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH, 2012, Vol 17, Issue 12, p1492
- ISSN
1365-3156
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-3156.2012.03093.x