Infant mortality rates and pneumococcal vaccines: a time-series trend analysis in 194 countries, 1950–2020
Pneumonia due to Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) is a major cause of mortality in infants (children under 1 year of age), and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs), delivered during the first year of life, are available since the year 2000. Given those two premises, the conclusion follows l...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2023-08-01
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Series: | BMJ Global Health |
Online Access: | https://gh.bmj.com/content/8/8/e012752.full |