Optic neuritis and vaccination investigation: Failure to consider significant sex differences and multiple vaccine combinations [2]

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1673-1674

  Engler, Renata J M ^a   Klote, Mary ^b   Nelson, Michael R ^b  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX VACCINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; SMALLPOX VACCINE;

ANTHRAX; ARMY; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LETTER; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NEURITIS; PAPILLITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RETROBULBAR OPTIC NEUROPATHY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMALLPOX; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OPTIC NEURITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; VACCINES;

EID: 36148983732     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: 15383687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.64.11.1673     Document Type: Letter

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