The "urban myth" of the association between neurological disorders and vaccinations

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2015, Pages E1-E8

  Gasparini, R ^a   Panatto, D ^a   Lai, P L ^a   Amicizia, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Neurological disorders; Vaccinations; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ACUTE DISSEMINATED ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AUTISM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYELITIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NEURITIS; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; VACCINATION;

EID: 84949564012     PISSN: 11212233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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