No-fault compensation following adverse events attributed to vaccination: A review of international programmes;Indemnisation sans égard à la faute consécutive à des événements négatifs liés à la vaccination: Evaluation des programmes internationaux

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 371-378

  Lookera, Clare ^a   Kellya, Heath ^a  

^a VICTORIAN INFECTIOUS DISEASES REFERENCE LABORATORY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; COMPENSATION SYSTEM; DECISION MAKING; DISABILITY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY; VACCINATION;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; COMPENSATION; DECISION MAKING; DRUG INDUSTRY; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; LEGAL LIABILITY; PENSION; VACCINATION;

ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; HUMANS; INSURANCE, LIABILITY; VACCINES;

FINLAND; GERMANY; HUNGARY; SWEDEN; TAIWAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955970793     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.10.081901     Document Type: Article

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