A survey of immunization practices in children with cancer in India

Context: Children with cancer, when on treatment and immunosuppressed, are at risk of infection from live vaccines and do not mount an adequate protective response to inactivated vaccines. Hence, immunizing them during and after treatment requires special considerations. Aim: We wanted to assess the...

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Main Authors: Ramandeep S. Arora, Shashi Prabha, Nirmalya Roy Moulik, Poonam Bagai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-05-01
Series:Pediatric Hematology Oncology Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468124516300067