The impact and effectiveness of pneumococcal vaccination in Scotland for those aged 65 and over during winter 2003/2004
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>For winter 2003/2004 in Scotland, it was recommended that all those aged 65 and over be eligible to receive 23-valent polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccine (23vPPV), which has been shown to be effective in reducing the risk of invasive...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-04-01
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Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/8/53 |