State legislations that limit the use of thimerosal in vaccines for pregnant women and their infants

Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 229-232

  Edlich, Richard F ^a,e   Chase, Margot E ^b   Cross, Catherine L ^b   Wack, Courtney A ^b   Brock, Carroll M ^b   Fisher, Allyson L ^b   Gubler, K Dean ^b   Lin, Kant Y ^a   Britt, L D ^c   Long III, William B ^b   Zura, Robert B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b LEGACY EMANUEL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Children; Infants; Mitochondrial; Pregnancy; Thimerosal; Vaccine legislation

Indexed keywords

DRUG PRESERVATIVE; THIOMERSAL; VACCINE;

CHILD HEALTH CARE; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG SAFETY; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; LAW; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68349154406     PISSN: 13057707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JPI-2009-0166     Document Type: Review

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