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Comment
. 2015 Jun;123(6):A156.
doi: 10.1289/ehp.123-A156.

Pediatric vaccines and neurodevelopment: primate study finds no adverse behavioral effects

Julia R Barrett
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Pediatric vaccines and neurodevelopment: primate study finds no adverse behavioral effects

Julia R Barrett. Environ Health Perspect. 2015 Jun.
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Results from a study of macaque neurodevelopment bolster the body of evidence that routine pediatric vaccines are safe for human children. © TEK IMAGE
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