No evidence that vaccines cause insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 674-675

  Jefferson, Tom ^a   Demicheli, Vittorio ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF DEFENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; PERTUSSIS VACCINE; VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; META ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VACCINATION;

EID: 0031664992     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.52.10.674     Document Type: Article

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