Annual universal influenza vaccination: Ready or not?

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 132-135

  Abramson, Jon S ^a   Neuzil, Kathleen M ^b   Tamblyn, Susan E ^c  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

CANADA; DRUG MANUFACTURE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; VACCINATION;

EID: 29244434550     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/498514     Document Type: Review

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