BCG revaccination in schoolchildren: a pioneer study
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[BCG revaccination in schoolchildren: a pioneer study].
* Professor Adjunto do Departamento de Pediatria da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Presidente do Departamento Científico de Pneumologia da SBP. O primeiro de julho é o Dia da Vacina BCG. O fato de existir uma data comemorativa para a vacina demonstra a sua importância na história da humanidade. Essa vacina encerra inúmeras controvérsias desde que foi emp...
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عنوان ژورنال: Jornal de Pediatria
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0021-7557
DOI: 10.2223/jped.857