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. 1957;17(2):187–202.

BCG-vaccination programme in Pakistan

Erik Roelsgaard, Hans Christensen, Erik Iversen
PMCID: PMC2537597  PMID: 13489463

Abstract

The authors outline the development and organization of the BCG-vaccination campaign that was launched in August 1949 by the Government of Pakistan, with assistance from the International Tuberculosis Campaign. They present some statistical data on the work done up to the end of December 1954 and briefly discuss the pattern of tuberculin sensitivity found in various parts of the country.

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