Evidence for a causal association between oral polio vaccine and transverse myelitis: A case history and review of the literature

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 155-159

  Kelly, Heath ^a  

^a VICTORIAN INFECTIOUS DISEASES REFERENCE LABORATORY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Oral poliovirus vaccine; Transverse myelitis

Indexed keywords

ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

POLIOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CAUSALITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MYELITIS, TRANSVERSE; POLIOMYELITIS; POLIOVIRUS; POLIOVIRUS VACCINE, ORAL; SEROTYPING;

EID: 33645309075     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2006.00840.x     Document Type: Review

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