Vaccine safety policy analysis in three European countries: The case of thimerosal

Health Policy

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 291-307

  Freed, Gary L ^a   Andreae, Margie C ^a   Cowan, Anne E ^a   Katz, Samuel L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Health policy; Immunization; Mercury; Safety; Thimerosal; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

THIOMERSAL; VACCINE;

ARTICLE; DRUG SAFETY; EUROPE; FRANCE; GREECE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; IMMUNIZATION; IRELAND; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DRUG COMPOUNDING; FRANCE; GREECE; GUIDELINES; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; IRELAND; THIMEROSAL; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VACCINES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0036883652     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8510(02)00020-9     Document Type: Article

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