Vaccine innovation done differently
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Vaccine innovation done differently.
Over the past 15 years there has been a change in perceptions of what constitutes vaccine innovation to meet developing country needs. This change could reduce the global burden of infectious diseases and contribute to the ultimate achievement of many of the Millennium Development Goals. Until recently the vaccine needs of developing countries were met through a process best described as " tric...
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عنوان ژورنال: Bulletin of the World Health Organization
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0042-9686
DOI: 10.2471/blt.10.082826