Parental refusal to diphtheria vaccine: a fatal outcome
We present a case of a four-year-old boy who succumbed to diphtheria following incomplete course of immunisation, which included diphtheria vaccine. This case report focuses on the issues of parental refusal to vaccines and the development of "halal" vaccines for the prevention of infectio...
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Language: | English |
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Malaysian Medical Association
2013
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Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29718/1/Parental%20refusal%20to%20diphtheria%20vaccine.pdf http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29718/ http://www.e-mjm.org/2013/v68n5/index.html |
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Summary: | We present a case of a four-year-old boy who succumbed to diphtheria following incomplete course of immunisation, which included diphtheria vaccine. This case report focuses on the issues of parental refusal to vaccines and the development of "halal" vaccines for the prevention of infectious diseases. |
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