Contamination of poliovirus vaccines with simian virus 40 (1955-1963) and subsequent cancer rates

JAMA

Volumn 279, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 292-295

  Strickler, Howard D ^a   Rosenberg, Philip S ^a   Devesa, Susan S ^a   Hertel, Joan ^b   Fraumeni, Joseph F ^a   Goedert, James J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CONTAMINATION; EPENDYMOMA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MESOTHELIOMA; OSTEOSARCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMIAN VIRUS 40; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032573874     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.279.4.292     Document Type: Article

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