Effects of pneumococcal vaccine in patients with chronic respiratory disease

In developed countries, it is very difficult to demonstrate the effectiveness of pneumococcal vaccines because the incidence of pneumococcal pneumonia is very low. Vaccination against pneumococci infection was advised for 1378 outpatients, over 60 years of age, with chronic respiratory disease for m...

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Main Authors: Yuji Watanuki, N. Miyazawa, M. Kudo, S. Inoue, H. Goto, H. Takahashi, T. Kaneko, Y. Ishigatsubo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2008-04-01
Series:European Respiratory Review
Online Access:http://err.ersjournals.com/cgi/content/full/17/107/43