title: Protective effect of BCG vaccination in Norway 1956-73.
abstract: The protective effect of BCG vaccination in Norway in the first 10 years after vaccination is estimated to have been 80%. The effect was higher during the first 5 years after vaccination than during the next 5 years. Restricting the calculation to infectious cases only the protective effect was 60%.
authors.affiliation: National Health Screening Service, Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tverdal
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Funnemark
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001500:BCG Vaccine; D006801:Humans; D009664:Norway; D013997:Time Factors; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D001500:BCG Vaccine