Chronic arthropathy and musculoskeletal symptoms associated with rubella vaccines: A review of 124 claims submitted to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1529-1534

  Weibel, Robert E ^a   Benor, David E ^b  

^a HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RUBELLA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS; ARTHROPATHY; CHILD; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MYALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VACCINATION;

EID: 0029812321     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.1780390913     Document Type: Review

References (11)

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