Lessons from the Salk polio vaccine: Methods for and risks of rapid translation

Clinical and Translational Science

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 182-185

  Juskewitch, Justin E ^a   Tapia, Carmen J ^a   Windebank, Anthony J ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Commentary; Vaccines; Viruses

Indexed keywords

POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; MASS IMMUNIZATION; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION; POLIOMYELITIS; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VACCINATION REACTION; VACCINE PRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; POLIOMYELITIS; POLIOVIRUS VACCINE, INACTIVATED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; POLIOVIRUS;

EID: 77955722878     PISSN: 17528054     EISSN: 17528062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-8062.2010.00205.x     Document Type: Article

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