Vaccinating children with a history of serious reactions after vaccination or of egg allergy

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 168, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 491-494

  Andrews, Ross M ^a,d   Kempe, Ann E ^b   Sinn, Kam K ^c   Herceg, Ana ^a  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b South Australian Health Commission   (Australia)

^c CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d Department of Human Services ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGY; APNEA; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CONVULSION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EGG; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENINGITIS; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; VACCINATION;

EID: 0032543148     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1998.tb141412.x     Document Type: Article

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