The Current Status of BCG Vaccination in Young Children in South Korea
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Lee, Hye-Jon
(Translational Research Division, International Vaccine Institute)
Dockrell, Hazel M. (Department of Immunology and Infection, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) Kim, Deok-Ryun (Translational Research Division, International Vaccine Institute) Floyd, Sian (Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) Oh, Sue-Yeon (Department of Technical Cooperation, Korean Institute of Tuberculosis) Lee, Jin-Bum (Department of Technical Cooperation, Korean Institute of Tuberculosis) Kim, Hee-Jin (Department of Technical Cooperation, Korean Institute of Tuberculosis) |
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