AS03 Adjuvanted AH1N1 Vaccine Associated with an Abrupt Increase in the Incidence of Childhood Narcolepsy in Finland

Hanna Nohynek; Jukka Jokinen; Markku Partinen; Outi Vaarala; Turkka Kirjavainen; Jonas Sundman; Sari-Leena Himanen; Christer Hublin; Ilkka Julkunen; Päivi Olsén; Outi Saarenpää-Heikkilä; Terhi Kilpi

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0033536

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AS03 Adjuvanted AH1N1 Vaccine Associated with an Abrupt Increase in the Incidence of Childhood Narcolepsy in Finland

Hanna Nohynek ,

* E-mail: hanna.nohynek@thl.fi

Affiliation Department of Vaccines and Immune Protection, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
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Jukka Jokinen,

Affiliation Department of Vaccines and Immune Protection, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
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Markku Partinen,

Affiliation Helsinki Sleep Clinic, Vitalmed Research Centre, Helsinki, Finland
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Outi Vaarala,

Affiliation Department of Vaccines and Immune Protection, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
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Turkka Kirjavainen,

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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Jonas Sundman,

Affiliation Department of Vaccines and Immune Protection, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
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Sari-Leena Himanen,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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Christer Hublin,

Affiliation Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland
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Ilkka Julkunen,

Affiliation Department of Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
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Päivi Olsén,

Affiliation Department of Child Neurology, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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Outi Saarenpää-Heikkilä,

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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Terhi Kilpi

Affiliation Department of Vaccines and Immune Protection, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
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AS03 Adjuvanted AH1N1 Vaccine Associated with an Abrupt Increase in the Incidence of Childhood Narcolepsy in Finland

Hanna Nohynek,
Jukka Jokinen,
Markku Partinen,
Outi Vaarala,
Turkka Kirjavainen,
Jonas Sundman,
Sari-Leena Himanen,
Christer Hublin,
Ilkka Julkunen,
Päivi Olsén

Published: March 28, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0033536

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AS03 Adjuvanted AH1N1 Vaccine Associated with an Abrupt Increase in the Incidence of Childhood Narcolepsy in Finland

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