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Comment
. 2016 Jul;138(1):e20160976.
doi: 10.1542/peds.2016-0976. Epub 2016 Jun 6.

Vaccines and Febrile Seizures: Quantifying the Risk

Mark H Sawyer  1 , Geoff Simon  2 , Carrie Byington  3
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Vaccines and Febrile Seizures: Quantifying the Risk

Mark H Sawyer et al. Pediatrics. 2016 Jul.
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  • Febrile Seizure Risk After Vaccination in Children 6 to 23 Months.
    Duffy J, Weintraub E, Hambidge SJ, Jackson LA, Kharbanda EO, Klein NP, Lee GM, Marcy SM, Nakasato CC, Naleway A, Omer SB, Vellozzi C, DeStefano F; Vaccine Safety Datalink. Duffy J, et al. Pediatrics. 2016 Jul;138(1):e20160320. doi: 10.1542/peds.2016-0320. Epub 2016 Jun 6. Pediatrics. 2016. PMID: 27273711 Free PMC article.

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