Ethical issues in immunisation

Vaccine

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 615-618

  Isaacs, David ^a,b   Kilham, Henry ^a,b   Leask, Julie ^a,b   Tobin, Bernadette ^c  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Compulsory immunisation; Ethics; Herd immunity; MMR; Thimerosal; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; PERTUSSIS VACCINE; THIOMERSAL; VACCINE;

AUTISM; BRAIN DISEASE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HERD IMMUNITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; POLIOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; VACCINATION;

HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; VACCINATION;

EID: 58149512306     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2008.11.002     Document Type: Editorial

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