Tetanus

References

Other Works Consulted

• American Academy of Pediatrics (2006). Tetanus (Lockjaw). In LK Pickering, ed., Red Book: 2006 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases, 27th ed., pp. 648–653. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics.

• Bleck TP (2005). Clostridium tetani (Tetanus). In GL Mandell et al., eds., Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, 6th ed., vol. 1, pp. 2817–2821. Philadelphia: Elsevier/Churchill Livingstone.

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2008). Tetanus. In W Atkinson et al., eds., Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases, 10th ed., pp. 71–80. Washington, DC: Public Health Foundation. Also available online: http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/downloads/tetanus.pdf.

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2010). Recommended immunization schedules for persons aged 0 through 18 years—United States, 2010. MMWR, 58(51 and 52): 1–4. Also available online: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5851a6.htm?s_cid=mm5851a6_e.

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2010). Recommended adult immunization schedule—United States, 2010. MMWR, 59(01): 1–4. Also available online: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5901-Immunization.pdf.

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