Vaccination of children following a previous hypotonic-hyporesponsive episode

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 549-552

  Goodwin, H ^a   Nash, M ^b   Gold, M ^c   Heath, T C ^a   Burgess, M A ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL CENTRE FOR IMMUNISATION RESEARCH AND SURVEILLANCE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hypotonic hyporesponsive; Immunization; Pertussis vaccine

Indexed keywords

ACEL P; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA TOXOID; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; PERTUSSIS VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; PERTUSSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACCINATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIPHTHERIA TOXOID; DIPHTHERIA-TETANUS-PERTUSSIS VACCINE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; INFANT; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; PERTUSSIS VACCINE; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; TETANUS TOXOID; VACCINATION; VACCINES;

EID: 0032704296     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.1999.00419.x     Document Type: Article

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