Disability among US Army Veterans vaccinated against anthrax

Vaccine

Volumn 30, Issue 43, 2012, Pages 6150-6156

  Sulsky, Sandra I ^a   Luippold, Rose ^a   Garman, Patrick ^b   Hughes, Hayley ^b   Boyko, Edward J ^c   Maynard, Charles ^c   Amoroso, Paul J ^d  

^a ENVIRON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Military Vaccine Agency   (United States)

^c VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d MultiCare Institute for Research and Innovation   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Military; Vaccine safety; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX VACCINE;

ADULT; ANTHRAX; ARMY; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; VETERAN; VETERANS HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHRAX VACCINES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VACCINATION; VETERANS; VETERANS DISABILITY CLAIMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865713061     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: 18732518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.07.067     Document Type: Article

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