Prophylactic antibiotics for preventing pneumococcal infection in children with sickle cell disease.

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Published in Cochrane Database Syst Rev on September 12, 2012

Authors

Ceri Hirst1, Shirley Owusu-Ofori

Author Affiliations

1: AstraZeneca, Alderley Park, UK. Ceri.Hirst@astrazeneca.com

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