Vaccine risk perception among reporters of autism after vaccination: Vaccine adverse event reporting system 1990-2001

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 990-995

  Woo, Emily Jane ^a,f   Ball, Robert ^a   Bostrom, Ann ^c   Shadomy, Sean V ^a,b   Ball, Leslie K ^d   Evans, Geoffrey ^e   Braun, Miles ^a  

^a CENTER FOR BIOLOGICS EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DIS CONTR AND PREV   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^e HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

^f CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PERCEPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VACCINATION;

EID: 2542476209     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.94.6.990     Document Type: Article

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