Association between birth order and emergency room visits and acute hospital admissions following pediatric vaccination: a self-controlled study.

OBJECTIVE: We investigated the association between a child's birth order and emergency room (ER) visits and hospital admissions following 2-,4-,6- and 12-month pediatric vaccinations. METHODS: We included all children born in Ontario between April 1(st), 2006 and March 31(st), 2009 who received...

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Main Authors: Steven Hawken, Jeffrey C Kwong, Shelley L Deeks, Natasha S Crowcroft, Robin Ducharme, Douglas G Manuel, Kumanan Wilson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3852020?pdf=render