Influenza vaccination in 2000: Recommendations and vaccine use in 50 developed and rapidly developing countries

Vaccine

Volumn 21, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 1780-1785

  Van Essen, G A ^a   Palache, A M ^b   Forleo, E ^c   Fedson, D S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b Solvay Pharmaceuticals Inc   (Netherlands)

^c Vigivirus   (Brazil)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Developed countries; Influenza vaccination; Rapidly developing countries

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG USE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH AMERICA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SENESCENCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 0037402261     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-410X(03)00072-0     Document Type: Review

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