Mercury concentrations and metabolism in infants receiving vaccines containing thiomersal: A descriptive study

Lancet

Volumn 360, Issue 9347, 2002, Pages 1737-1741

  Pichichero, Michael E ^a   Cernichiari, Elsa ^b   Lopreiato, Joseph ^c   Treanor, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; ENGERIX; ETHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; INFANIX; RECOMBINANT HEPATITIS B VACCINE; THIOMERSAL; VACCINE;

AGE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG SAFETY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; URINE LEVEL; VACCINATION;

EID: 0037202849     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(02)11682-5     Document Type: Article

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