[Immunisation]. Vol. 1, Childhood immunisation : [publication] : a review /
by
Bedford, Helen
; Elliman, David
.
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[Contents] Introduction: the immunisation decision. Immunity. Information about immunisation. The effect immunisation programmes have on the incidence of infectious diseases. General issues. Experiences of immunisation and infectious diseases in other countries (Sweden, Japan, Italy, Germany, United States of America, Finland). Alternatives to immunisation. Specific conditions that have been claimed to be linked to immunisation. The diseases and vaccines (measles, mumps, rubella, MMR vaccine, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), whooping cough (pertussis), poliomyelitis (polio), diphtheria, tetanus, tuberculosis (TB), Hepatitis B, new vaccines).