Influenza vaccine efficacy in young, healthy adults

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 913-917

  Grotto, I ^a   Mandel, Y ^a   Green, M S ^a   Varsano, N ^a   Gdalevich, M ^a   Ashkenazi, I ^a   Shemer, J ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEVER; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLDIER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VACCINATION;

EID: 0031916095     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/513934     Document Type: Article

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