Influenza immunisation in children: Good for everyone or reserve for the chosen few?

Paediatric Respiratory Reviews

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 85-89

  Williams, Jeff ^a   Goodwin, Patricia ^a  

^a GLAN CLWYD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Efficacy; Immunization; Indications; Influenza; Safety

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; INFLUENZA VACCINE; LIVE VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE; PLACEBO; TRIPLE VACCINE; VIRUS VACCINE;

ACCURACY; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EGG ALLERGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEVER; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INJECTION PAIN; LICENSING; MORBIDITY; PARENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RECIPIENT; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 1342308299     PISSN: 15260542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prrv.2003.09.013     Document Type: Review

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