Anthrax vaccination in a military population before the war in Iraq: Side effects and informed choice

Vaccine

Volumn 25, Issue 44, 2007, Pages 7641-7648

  Murphy, Dominic ^a   Hull, Lisa ^a   Horn, Oded ^a   Jones, Margaret ^a   Marteau, Theresa ^a   Hotopf, Matthew ^a   Rona, Roberto J ^a   Wessely, Simon ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthrax vaccination; Gulf War syndrome; Informed choice; Side effects

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; IRAQ; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; SELF REPORT; SOLDIER; UNITED KINGDOM; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VACCINATION; WAR;

ADULT; ANTHRAX VACCINES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; VACCINATION;

EID: 35148864925     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2007.08.065     Document Type: Article

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