Will ethical and liability issues and public acceptance allow maternal immunization?

Vaccine

Volumn 16, Issue 14-15, 1998, Pages 1482-1485

  Trannoy, Emanuelle ^a  

^a Pasteur Merieux Connaught Grp   (France)

Author keywords

Fetal maternal conflicts; Liability issues; Maternal autonomy; Maternal immunization; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

DNA VACCINE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS VACCINE; INACTIVATED VACCINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; LIVE VACCINE; MALARIA VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; RABIES VACCINE; TETANUS TOXOID;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG SAFETY; EMBRYOPATHY; FETOTOXICITY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFORMED CONSENT; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL LIABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERATOGENICITY;

EID: 0032146596     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-410X(98)80005-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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