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Pertussis vaccination and epilepsy--an erratic history, new research and the mismatch between science and social policy.

Epilepsia - 1 Feb 2008

Shorvon Simon, Berg Anne

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For over 50 years, concerns have been raised about the risk of pertussis vaccine-induced childhood encephalopathy and epilepsy. This article reviews the scientific literature, and the social and historical context in which the scientific, public health and societal views have not always been aligned. Large-scale studies of this issue have produced conflicting results, although the recent consensus is that the...

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PMID: 18093146
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2007.01478.x

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