Vaccination and ill-health in dogs: A lack of temporal association and evidence of equivalence

Vaccine

Volumn 22, Issue 25-26, 2004, Pages 3270-3273

  Edwards, D S ^a   Henley, W E ^a   Ely, E R ^a   Wood, J L N ^a  

^a ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Canine; Equivalence test; Safety; Temporal association; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL VACCINE; HEPATITIS VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE; PARAINFLUENZA VACCINE; RABIES VACCINE; VACCINE; VIRUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; VACCINATION;

ANIMALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; VACCINATION;

EID: 4043141509     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2004.03.038     Document Type: Article

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