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  1. Committee to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of the Anthrax Vaccine, Medical Follow-Up Agency. The Anthrax Vaccine: Is It Safe? Does It Work? (PDF) Washington, DC: Institute of Medicine, National Academy Press. March 2002.

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  5. JAMA / volume:287 March 27, 2002 (page: 1556) "Relationship Between Prepregnancy Anthrax Vaccination and Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes Among U.S. Army Women." Andrew R. Wiesen, MD, MPH; Christopher T. Littell, DO

  6. The Iowa Persian Gulf Study Group. Self-reported illness and health status among Gulf War veterans. JAMA 1997;277:238-45.

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  17. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 003;10.1073/pnas.0636861100

 

 

 

 

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