Thimerosal in vaccines - An interim report to clinicians

Pediatrics

Volumn 104, Issue 3 I, 1999, Pages 570-574

  Abramson, J S ^a   Baker, C J ^a   Fisher, M C ^a   Gerber, M A ^a   Meissner, H C ^a   Murray, D L ^a   Overturf, G D ^a   Prober, C G ^a   Rennels, M B ^a   Saari, T N ^a   Weiner, L B ^a   Whitley, R J ^a   Balk, S J ^a   Gitterman, B A ^a   Miller, M D ^a   Shannon, M W ^a   Shea, K M ^a   Weil, W B ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX VACCINE; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; DIPLOID CELL VACCINE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B HEPATITIS B VACCINE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; HEPATITIS A VACCINE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; IPOL; LYME DISEASE VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE; MERCURY; ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; RABIES VACCINE; ROTAVIRUS VACCINE; THIOMERSAL; TRIHIBIT; TYPHOID VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VACCINE; YELLOW FEVER VACCINE;

ARTICLE; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SAFETY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; NEPHROTOXICITY; NEUROTOXICITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; VACCINATION;

EID: 0032884305     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.104.3.570     Document Type: Article

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