The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 135, Issue 6 , Pages 683-688 , December 1999

Respiratory illness after severe respiratory syncytial virus disease in infancy in The Gambia

Received 20 October 1998 ,Revised 28 June 1999 ,Accepted 15 July 1999.

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☆ Supported by the British Medical Research Council and, for part of the time, by Wyeth-Lederle Vaccines and Pediatrics, West Henrietta, NY. Dr Weber was supported by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft grant We 1379/3-1.

☆☆ Reprint requests: Martin Weber, MD, WHO/CAH, CH 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland.

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The Journal of Pediatrics
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