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Risk of febrile seizures after first dose of measles–mumps–rubella–varicella vaccine: a population-based cohort study

Shannon E. MacDonald, Douglas C. Dover, Kimberley A. Simmonds and Lawrence W. Svenson
CMAJ August 05, 2014 186 (11) 824-829; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.140078
Shannon E. MacDonald
Departments of Pediatrics (MacDonald) and Community Health Sciences (Simmonds, Svenson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Faculty of Nursing (MacDonald) and School of Public Health (Svenson), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; and Epidemiology and Surveillance Team (Dover, Simmonds, Svenson), Alberta Ministry of Health, Edmonton, Alta.
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Douglas C. Dover
Departments of Pediatrics (MacDonald) and Community Health Sciences (Simmonds, Svenson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Faculty of Nursing (MacDonald) and School of Public Health (Svenson), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; and Epidemiology and Surveillance Team (Dover, Simmonds, Svenson), Alberta Ministry of Health, Edmonton, Alta.
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Kimberley A. Simmonds
Departments of Pediatrics (MacDonald) and Community Health Sciences (Simmonds, Svenson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Faculty of Nursing (MacDonald) and School of Public Health (Svenson), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; and Epidemiology and Surveillance Team (Dover, Simmonds, Svenson), Alberta Ministry of Health, Edmonton, Alta.
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Lawrence W. Svenson
Departments of Pediatrics (MacDonald) and Community Health Sciences (Simmonds, Svenson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Faculty of Nursing (MacDonald) and School of Public Health (Svenson), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; and Epidemiology and Surveillance Team (Dover, Simmonds, Svenson), Alberta Ministry of Health, Edmonton, Alta.
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vol. 186 no. 11 824-829
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.140078
PubMed 
24914115
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  • Published online August 5, 2014.

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  1. Shannon E. MacDonald, PhD RN⇑,
  2. Douglas C. Dover, MSc,
  3. Kimberley A. Simmonds, MSc,
  4. Lawrence W. Svenson, BSc
  1. Departments of Pediatrics (MacDonald) and Community Health Sciences (Simmonds, Svenson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Faculty of Nursing (MacDonald) and School of Public Health (Svenson), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; and Epidemiology and Surveillance Team (Dover, Simmonds, Svenson), Alberta Ministry of Health, Edmonton, Alta.
  1. Correspondence to: Shannon MacDonald, smacdon{at}ualberta.ca
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