Paediatricians' perspectives on the use of pneumococcal vaccine in healthy and asthmatic children

Karakaş, T; Şahiner, ÜMİT; Soyer, OU; Civelek, E; Cokugras, H; Şekerel, BÜLENT

doi:10.1016/j.aller.2009.12.005

Paediatricians' perspectives on the use of pneumococcal vaccine in healthy and asthmatic children

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Karakaş T., Şahiner Ü. M., Soyer O., Civelek E., Cokugras H., Şekerel B. E.

ALLERGOLOGIA ET IMMUNOPATHOLOGIA, vol.38, no.5, pp.241-245, 2010 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 38 Issue: 5
Publication Date: 2010
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.aller.2009.12.005
Journal Name: ALLERGOLOGIA ET IMMUNOPATHOLOGIA
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.241-245
Keywords: Asthma, Child, Pneumococci, Vaccine, Immunisation, Control, Physician behaviour, CONJUGATE VACCINE, DISEASE, INDIA
Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccines were developed in recent decades to reduce the burden of pneumococcal diseases. Little is known about paediatricians' perspectives on the use of pneumococcal vaccine.