Bibliographic Information

The vaccine book

edited by Barry R. Bloom, Paul-Henri Lambert

Academic Press, c2003

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The Vaccine Book provides comprehensive information on the current and future world of vaccines. It reveals the scientific opportunities and potential impact of vaccines, including economic and ethical challenges, problems encountered when producing vaccines, how clinical vaccine trials are designed, and how to introduce vaccines into widespread use. Although vaccines are now available for many diseases, there are still challenges ahead for major diseases such as AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. The Vaccine Book is designed for students, researchers, public health officials, and all others interested in increasing their understanding of vaccines.

Table of Contents

Global Burden of Disease. Immunology. Trial Design for Vaccines. Ethics and Vaccines. Understanding Microbial Pathogenesis as a Basis for Vaccine Design. Disease States and Vaccines: Selected Cases. Economics of Vaccines: From Vaccine Candidate to Commercialized Product. Vaccine Safety: Real and Perceived Issues. Introduction to New Vaccines in the Healthcare System. Future Challenges for Vaccines and Immunizations.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA66480986
  • ISBN
    • 0121072584
  • LCCN
    2002108521
  • Country Code
    ne
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Amsterdam ; Tokyo
  • Pages/Volumes
    xxix, 436 p.
  • Size
    26 cm
  • Classification
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