Misled and confused? Telling the public about MMR vaccine safety

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 22-26

  Clements, C J ^a   Ratzan, S ^b  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CONFUSION; DEATH; DIARRHEA; DRUG SAFETY; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MUMPS; NONHUMAN; OTITIS MEDIA; PNEUMONIA; RESPONSIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUBELLA; SUBACUTE SCLEROSING PANENCEPHALITIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

CAREGIVERS; COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA; DISCLOSURE; ETHICS, RESEARCH; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MEASLES-MUMPS-RUBELLA VACCINE; POLITICS; PUBLIC OPINION; RISK; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 0037324405     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.29.1.22     Document Type: Article

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