A pilot study of the effectiveness of a school-based influenza vaccination program

Pediatrics

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 2005, Pages

  King Jr , James C ^a,f   Cummings, Ginny E ^a   Stoddard, Jeffrey ^b   Readmond, Bernard X ^a   Magder, Laurence S ^a   Stong, Mary ^c   Hoffmaster, Margaret ^c   Rubin, Judith ^a   Tsai, Theodore ^d   Ruff, Elizabeth ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEDIMMUNE   (United States)

^c Carroll County Public School System   (United States)

^d PFIZER INC   (United States)

^e Humane Society of Carroll County   (United States)

^f Department of Pediatrics ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Influenza; Live attenuated; School based; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEVER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SCHOOL; CHILD; FAMILY HEALTH; PILOT STUDY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE;

ABSENTEEISM; CHILD; FAMILY HEALTH; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PILOT PROJECTS; SCHOOLS;

EID: 33644664858     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-1301     Document Type: Article

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