Protective effect of BCG vaccination in Norway 1956-73.
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%.
Tverdal
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National Health Screening Service, Oslo, Norway.
Funnemark
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001500:BCG Vaccine; D006801:Humans; D009664:Norway; D013997:Time Factors; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000517:prevention & control*
D001500:BCG Vaccine