Does oral polio vaccine cause intussusception in infants? Evidence from a sequence of three self-controlled cases series studies in the United Kingdom

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 701-706

  Andrews, N ^a   Miller, E ^b   Waight, P ^b   Farrington, P ^c   Crowcroft, N ^b,d   Stowe, J ^e   Taylor, B ^e  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adverse reactions; Case series; Intussusception; Oral polio vaccine

Indexed keywords

ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; INTUSSUSCEPTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEWBORN; POLIOMYELITIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0035740709     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015691619745     Document Type: Article

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