School-based hepatitis B vaccination programme and adolescent multiple sclerosis

Authors
Sadovnick, AD Scheifele, DW
Citation
Ad. Sadovnick et Dw. Scheifele, School-based hepatitis B vaccination programme and adolescent multiple sclerosis, LANCET, 355(9203), 2000, pp. 549-550
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine","Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
LANCET
ISSN journal
01406736 → ACNP
Volume
355
Issue
9203
Year of publication
2000
Pages
549 - 550
Database
ISI
SICI code
0140-6736(20000212)355:9203<549:SHBVPA>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
We investigated multiple sclerosis in adolescents in British Columbia befor e and after a hepatitis B vaccination programme was begun. There was no evi dence of a link between hepatitis B vaccination and multiple sclerosis or o ther demyelinating disease.