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Annals of Tropical Paediatrics
International Child Health
Volume 7, 1987 - Issue 2
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Deaths in infancy and early childhood in a well-vaccinated, rural, West African population

B. M. GreenwoodThe Medical Research Council Laboratories, Fajara, Banjul, The Gambia; The Medical and Health Department, Banjul, The Gambia; The Tropical Epidemiology Unit, The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, U.K.
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Alice M. GreenwoodThe Medical Research Council Laboratories, Fajara, Banjul, The Gambia; The Medical and Health Department, Banjul, The Gambia; The Tropical Epidemiology Unit, The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, U.K.
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A. K. BradleyThe Medical Research Council Laboratories, Fajara, Banjul, The Gambia; The Medical and Health Department, Banjul, The Gambia; The Tropical Epidemiology Unit, The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, U.K.
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S. TullochThe Medical Research Council Laboratories, Fajara, Banjul, The Gambia; The Medical and Health Department, Banjul, The Gambia; The Tropical Epidemiology Unit, The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, U.K.
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R. HayesThe Medical Research Council Laboratories, Fajara, Banjul, The Gambia; The Medical and Health Department, Banjul, The Gambia; The Tropical Epidemiology Unit, The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, U.K.
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F. S. J. OldfieldThe Medical Research Council Laboratories, Fajara, Banjul, The Gambia; The Medical and Health Department, Banjul, The Gambia; The Tropical Epidemiology Unit, The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, U.K.
Pages 91-99 | Received 02 Oct 1986, Published online: 13 Jul 2016

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