Public Health Outputs from the British Paediatric Surveillance Unit and Similar Clinician-based Systems

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Booy R , Heath PT , Slack MPE , Begg N , Moxon ER. Vaccine failures after primary immunisation with Haemophilus influenzae type-b conjugate vaccine without booster. Lancet 1997; 349: 1197–202.

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BPSU. Subdural haematoma/effusion. In: British Paediatric Surveillance Unit 14th Annual Report. London: RCPCH, 2000.

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