Hepatitis B vaccination and the risk of multiple sclerosis

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 344, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 327-332

  Ascherio, Alberto ^a   Zhang, Shumin M ^a   Hernán, Miguel A ^a   Olek, Michael J ^b   Coplan, Paul M ^c   Brodovicz, Kimberly ^c   Walker, Alexander M ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE; RECOMBINANT HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VACCINATION;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK; VACCINATION;

EID: 0035253314     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM200102013440502     Document Type: Article

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