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BCG Revaccination in Early Childhood Does Not Cut Mortality
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Title BCG Revaccination in Early Childhood Does Not Cut Mortality
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/719387?src=rss
Description For young children in general, revaccination with Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) does not reduce early childhood mortality - but it might be helpful in those who have also received a diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) booster, data from Guinea-Bissau suggest. Reuters Health Information
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Date Mar 31, 2010
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