Overview

This classic resource examines every aspect of vaccination - from development to use in reducing disease. Completely revised and updated, it provides authoritative information on vaccine production, available preparations, efficacy, and safety...recommendations for vaccine use, with rationales...data on the impact of vaccination programs on morbidity and mortality...and more.
  • Provides a complete understanding of each disease, including clinical characteristics, microbiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment, as well an epidemiology and public health issues.
  • Discusses the proper use of immune globulins and antitoxins.
  • Examines vaccine stability, immunogenicity, efficacy, duration of immunity, adverse events, indications, contraindications, precautions, administration with other vaccines, and disease control strategies.
  • Illustrates concepts and objective data with over 605 tables and figures.
  • Covers the latest in smallpox, anthrax, poliomyelitis, hepatitis, and more.
  • Analyses the cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness of vaccines.
  • Features the latest in vaccine research.


With 105 additional contributing experts.
ISBN-13

9780721696881

ISBN-10

0721696880

Weight

8.12 Pounds

Dimensions

8.80 x 2.50 x 11.10 In

List Price

$295.00

Edition

4th Edition

Format

Hardcover

Language

English

Pages

1696 pages

Publisher

Saunders

Published On

2003-09-19


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