Healthy Skepticism Library item: 10007
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Publication type: Journal Article
[No authors listed]
Flogging Gardasil.
Nat Biotechnol. 2007 Mar; 25:(3):261
http://www.nature.com/nbt/journal/v25/n3/abs/nbt0307-261.html
Abstract:
In its rush to market its human papillomavirus vaccine, Merck forgot to make a strong and compelling case for compulsory immunization.
Keywords:
Publication Types:
Editorial
MeSH Terms:
Adolescent
Child
Drug Industry
Female
Humans
Immunization Programs/legislation & jurisprudence*
Marketing*
Moral Development
Papillomavirus Vaccines/therapeutic use*
Parent-Child Relations
Public Opinion*
Sexual Behavior/ethics
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/prevention & control
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/virology
Substances:
Papillomavirus Vaccines
human papillomavirus vaccine L1, type 6,11,16,18