The Introduction of Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis and Oral Polio Vaccine Among Young Infants in an Urban African Community: A Natural Experiment

Background: We examined the introduction of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) and oral polio vaccine (OPV) in an urban community in Guinea-Bissau in the early 1980s. Methods: The child population had been followed with 3-monthly nutritional weighing sessions since 1978. From June 1981 DTP and OPV w...

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Published in:	EBioMedicine
Main Authors:	Søren Wengel Mogensen, Andreas Andersen, Amabelia Rodrigues, Christine S Benn, Peter Aaby
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2017-03-01
Subjects:	Diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine DTP Measles vaccine Non-specific effects of vaccines Oral polio vaccine
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396417300464