Influenza vaccine in childhood: A preventive strategy of national priority;Vacunación contra influenza en la infancia: Una estrategia preventiva de prioridad nacional

Salud Publica de Mexico

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 498-500

  Santos Preciado, José Ignacio ^a   Franco Paredes, Carlos ^a  

^a HOSPITAL INFANTIL DE MÉXICO FEDERICO GÓMEZ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MEXICO; VACCINATION; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 11844291357     PISSN: 00363634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-36342004000600003     Document Type: Editorial

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