Ambulatory Medical Visits among Anthrax-Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Personnel after Return from Southwest Asia
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Ambulatory medical visits among anthrax-vaccinated and unvaccinated personnel after return from southwest Asia.
The Department of Defense launched a mandatory anthrax immunization program for military personnel in December 1997. This program has been criticized for many reasons, including concern over side effects. This study was designed to give a quick answer to the question of whether vaccinated persons who deployed to southwest Asia were more likely to seek medical care upon their return than their u...
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عنوان ژورنال: Military Medicine
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0026-4075,1930-613X
DOI: 10.1093/milmed/167.3.205