Hepatitis B vaccine and risk of multiple sclerosis [1]

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 705-707

  DeStefano, Frank ^a   Weintraub, Eric S ^b   Chen, Robert T ^b  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE; TETANUS TOXOID;

CLINICAL RESEARCH; DATA BASE; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION;

EID: 34447275983     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: 10991557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.1408     Document Type: Letter

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