Malnutrition and vaccination in developing countries
Prendergast AJ;;
philosophical transactions of the royal society of london series b, biological sciences2015Vol. 370pp. -
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aj2015philosophicalmalnutrition
Abstract
Malnutrition contributes to an estimated 45% of deaths among children under 5 years of age in developing countries, predominantly due to infections. Malnourished children therefore stand to benefit hugely from vaccination, but malnutrition has been described as the most common immunodeficiency globa …