Autoimmune diseases after adolescent or adult immunization: What should we expect?

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 177, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1352-1354

  Siegrist, Claire Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE; WART VIRUS VACCINE;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 36749102000     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.071134     Document Type: Short Survey

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