Sudden infant death syndrome: No increased risk after immunisation

Vaccine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 336-340

  Vennemann, M M T ^a   Butterfass Bahloul T ^a   Jorch, G ^b   Brinkmann, B ^a   Findeisen, M ^c   Sauerland, C ^a   Bajanowski, T ^d   Mitchell, E A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Westphalian Hospital for Childrens and Youth Psychiatry   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Case control study; Immunisation; Standard mortality rate; Sudden infant death syndrome

Indexed keywords

HEXAVALENT VACCINE; VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; RISK FACTORS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 33845208510     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2006.07.027     Document Type: Article

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