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Immunisation is the most cost-effective and successful public health intervention of all time, saving more than two million lives each year. There are currently more than 25 vaccine-preventable diseases, and the number of diseases that can be prevented by vaccines is growing as a result of advances...

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Published in:South African medical journal 2009-05, Vol.99 (5), p.275
Main Authors: Waggie, Zainab, Rhoda, Linda, Hussey, Gregory, Wiysonge, Charles Shey
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Immunisation is the most cost-effective and successful public health intervention of all time, saving more than two million lives each year. There are currently more than 25 vaccine-preventable diseases, and the number of diseases that can be prevented by vaccines is growing as a result of advances in biomedical research, science and technology.
ISSN:0256-9574
2078-5135