Tetanus toxoid immunization to reduce mortality from neonatal tetanus.

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Published in Int J Epidemiol on April 01, 2010

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Hannah Blencowe1, Joy Lawn, Jos Vandelaer, Martha Roper, Simon Cousens

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1: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.

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