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Reviews and Notes: Preventive Medicine: Canadian Immunization Guide
1 April 1995 | Volume 122 Issue 7 | Page 560
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Canadian Immunization Guide
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Fourth edition. National Advisory Committee on Immunization. 164 pages. Ottawa: Minister of Supply and Services Canada and Canadian Medical Association; 1993. $10.95. Available from Membership Services, Canadian Medical Association.
A comprehensive, authoritative manual relevant to both pediatric and adult care. A typical article briefly describes the disease at which the prevention is aimed and Canadian experience with prevention, and details preparations for immunization and combined preparations, recommended usage, adverse reactions, and contraindications and precautions. Selected references indicate documentary bases for the text. One section offers recommendations for travelers. Short subject index.