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; Lawrence W. Svenson

doi:10.1503/cmaj.140078

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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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Shannon E. MacDonald, Douglas C. Dover, Kimberley A. Simmonds, Lawrence W. Svenson

CMAJ Aug 2014, 186 (11) 824-829; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.140078

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