Should the UK introduce compulsory vaccination?

The Lancet

Volumn 381, Issue 9876, 2013, Pages 1434-1436

  Elliman, David ^a   Bedford, Helen ^b  

^a WHITTINGTON HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; SMALLPOX VACCINE;

HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HERD IMMUNITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; MUMPS; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUBELLA; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84877582223     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)60907-1     Document Type: Note

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