Incidence of adverse reactions after administration of high dose diphtheria with tetanus vaccine to school leavers: Retrospective questionnaire study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 313, Issue 7056, 1996, Pages 533-534

  Sidebotham, Peter D ^a   Lenton, Simon W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b Bath and West Community NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA TETANUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGY; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; VACCINATION; WHEEZING;

EID: 0029814610     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.313.7056.533     Document Type: Article

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