Intussusception and oral poliovirus vaccination: Is there an association?

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 160, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 576-581

  Li, Su Ting T ^a   Davis, Robert L ^b   Weiss, Noel S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Intussusception; Poliovirus vaccine, oral

Indexed keywords

ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

VACCINATION;

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTUSSUSCEPTION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CAUSALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY; ENEMA; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTUSSUSCEPTION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICAID; ODDS RATIO; POLIOVIRUS VACCINE, ORAL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK; WASHINGTON;

EID: 4544377996     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwh260     Document Type: Article

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