Unfinished business: adult immunization against tetanus.
Where effective child immunization schemes have been established virtually all cases of tetanus occur in persons aged over 50 years. Adult immunization programmes should be introduced in order to protect this age group against the disease.
Karalliedde
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Queen Elizabeth Military Hospital, Woolwich, London, England.
Cumberland
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Alexander
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D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D014943:Global Health; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D007117:Immunization, Secondary / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013742:Tetanus / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*