Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 23, Issue 2 , Pages 81-90 , February 2000

Effects of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis or tetanus vaccination on allergies and allergy-related respiratory symptoms among children and adolescents in the United States

  • Eric L. Hurwitz, DC, PhD

      Affiliations

    • UCLA School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Los Angeles, Calif.
    • Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, Whittier, Calif.
    • ,
  • Hal Morgenstern, PhD

      Affiliations

    • UCLA School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Los Angeles, Calif.
    • Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, Whittier, Calif.

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☆ Submit reprint requests to: Eric L. Hurwitz, DC, PhD, UCLA School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Box 951772, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1772; ehurwitz@ucla.edu.

PII: S0161-4754(00)90072-1

doi: 10.1016/S0161-4754(00)90072-1

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 23, Issue 2 , Pages 81-90 , February 2000

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