Mass psychogenic illness following tetanus-diphtheria toxoid vaccination in Jordan
Mass psychogenic illness following tetanus-diphtheria toxoid vaccination in Jordan
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Genève: Organisation mondiale de la santé
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English
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Genève: Organisation mondiale de la santé
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In September 1998, more than 800 young people in Jordan believed they had suffered from the side-effects of tetanus-diphtheria toxoid vaccine administered at school; 122 of them were admitted to hospital. For the vast majority, their symptoms did not result from the vaccine but arose from mass psychogenic illness. The role played by the media, the...
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Mass psychogenic illness following tetanus-diphtheria toxoid vaccination in Jordan
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_127e76d5715a468abf700c10ada65fc7
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_127e76d5715a468abf700c10ada65fc7
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0042-9686
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1564-0604
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10.1590/S0042-96862001000800013
