Guillain-Barré syndrome after influenza vaccination in adults: A population-based study

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 166, Issue 20, 2006, Pages 2217-2221

  Juurlink, David N ^a,c,d   Stukel, Therese A ^a   Kwong, Jeffrey ^a   Kopp, Alexander ^a   McGeer, Allison ^c,d   Upshur, Ross E ^b,d   Manuel, Douglas G ^a   Moineddin, Rahim ^c   Wilson, Kumanan ^c,d,e,f  

^a INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^f TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS IMMUNIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; AGED; FEMALE; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFLUENZA VACCINES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONS;

EID: 33750989061     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.166.20.2217     Document Type: Article

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