The effectiveness and safety of vaccines against human anthrax: A systematic review

Vaccine

Volumn 16, Issue 9-10, 1998, Pages 880-884

  Demicheli, Vittorio ^a   Rivetti, Daniela ^a   Deeks, Jonathan J ^b   Jefferson, Tom ^c   Pratt, Mark ^c  

^a Agenzia Regionale per la Protez A   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c MINISTRY OF DEFENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthrax vaccines; Clinical trials; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX VACCINE; BACTERIAL VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTHRAX; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EDEMA; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INOCULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAISE; MALE; NAUSEA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; VACCINATION;

EID: 0032077871     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-410X(98)00023-1     Document Type: Review

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