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Editorial
. 2000 Dec 9;321(7274):1423-4.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7274.1423.

Non-specific effects of vaccines in developing countries. We need evidence about the effect of vaccines on mortality from all causes

F Shann
Editorial

Non-specific effects of vaccines in developing countries. We need evidence about the effect of vaccines on mortality from all causes

F Shann. BMJ. .
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