Correspondence - The Lyme vaccine: a cautionary tale

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 9-10

  McSweegan, E ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LYME DISEASE VACCINE;

ACCURACY; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; COMMUNICATION SKILL; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG SAFETY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERNET; LETTER; LICENSING; LYME DISEASE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC OPINION; VACCINATION; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; HEALTH EDUCATION; IMMUNOLOGY; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; NOTE; TRUST;

BORRELIA BURGDORFERI GROUP; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LYME DISEASE; LYME DISEASE VACCINES; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC OPINION; TRUST;

EID: 33751356891     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268806007394     Document Type: Letter

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