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Deliberate stimulation of the host's immune response. ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION involves administration of ANTIGENS or IMMUNOLOGIC ADJUVANTS. PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION involves administration of IMMUNE SERA or LYMPHOCYTES or their extracts (e.g., transfer factor, immune RNA) or transplantation of immunocompetent cell producing tissue (thymus or bone marrow).
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- Immunologic Sensitization
- Immunologic Stimulation
- Immunological Stimulation
- Immunostimulation
- Sensitization, Immunologic
- Sensitization, Immunological
- Stimulation, Immunologic
- Immunizations
- Immunological Sensitization
- Immunological Sensitizations
- Immunological Stimulations
- Sensitizations, Immunological
- Stimulation, Immunological
- Stimulations, Immunological
- Variolation
- Variolations
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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, mortality, nursing, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.
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- National Library of Medicine. Immunization. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007114. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007114
- Immunization. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immunization
- Immunization. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1415366