Adverse Events Associated with Childhood Vaccines:

Evidence Bearing on Casuality

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Publication Year:1994

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Kathleen R. Stratton, Cynthia J. Howe, and Richard B. Johnston, Jr., Editors; Vaccine Safety Committee, Institute of Medicine
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Childhood immunization is one of the major public health measures of the 20th century and is now receiving special attention from the Clinton administration. At the same time, some parents and health professionals are questioning the safety of vaccines because ...
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Front Matter	i-xvi
1 Executive Summary	1-18	(skim)
2 Causality and Evidence	19-33	(skim)
3 Neurologic Disorders	34-58	(skim)
4 Immunologic Reactions	59-66	(skim)
5 Diphtheria and Tetanus Toxoids	67-117	(skim)
6 Measles and Mumps Vaccines	118-186	(skim)
7 Polio Vaccines	187-210	(skim)
8 Hepatitis B Vaccines	211-235	(skim)
9 Haemophilus influenzae Type b Vaccines	236-273	(skim)
10 Death	274-304	(skim)
11 Need for Research and Surveillance	305-308	(skim)
APPENDIX A Executive Summary from Adverse Effects of Pertussis and Rubella Vaccines	309-317	(skim)
APPENDIX B Strategies for Gathering Information	318-334	(skim)
APPENDIX C Glossary	335-341	(skim)
APPENDIX D Committee and Staff Biographies	342-347	(skim)
Bibliography	348-450	(skim)
Index	451-464	(skim)

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Childhood immunization is one of the major public health measures of the 20th century and is now receiving special attention from the Clinton administration. At the same time, some parents and health professionals are questioning the safety of vaccines because of the occurrence of rare adverse events after immunization.
This volume provides the most thorough literature review available about links between common childhood vaccines--tetanus, diphtheria, measles, mumps, polio, Haemophilus influenzae b, and hepatitis B--and specific types of disorders or death.
The authors discuss approaches to evidence and causality and examine the consequences--neurologic and immunologic disorders and death--linked with immunization. Discussion also includes background information on the development of the vaccines and details about the case reports, clinical trials, and other evidence associating each vaccine with specific disorders.
This comprehensive volume will be an important resource to anyone concerned about the immunization controversy: public health officials, pediatricians, attorneys, researchers, and parents.

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"...a most valuable reference...";--ITArchives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine

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NOTES

"The Hepatitis B Story" from the Beyond Discovery series