Flawed reports of immunization complications: Consequences for child health

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1140-1143

  Zetterstrom R ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Complications; Coverage; Measles; Mumps; Pertussis; Rubella; Tuberculosis; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS VACCINE; SMALLPOX VACCINE;

ATROPHY; AUTISM; BCG VACCINATION; BRAIN INJURY; DIPHTHERIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG SAFETY; ENCEPHALITIS; ENTERITIS; FEVER; GLOBOID CELL LEUKODYSTROPHY; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANTILE SPASM; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEASLES; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MUMPS; PANENCEPHALITIS; PERTUSSIS; POLIOMYELITIS; POSTVACCINAL ENCEPHALITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; REYE SYNDROME; RUBELLA; SEIZURE; SMALLPOX; SOMALIA; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; SWEDEN; TEMPORAL LOBE; TETANUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIPHTHERIA-TETANUS-PERTUSSIS VACCINE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MASS MEDIA; MEASLES-MUMPS-RUBELLA VACCINE; RESEARCH DESIGN; VACCINATION;

EID: 4143100266     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250410021388     Document Type: Review

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