Estimating the risk population in relation to influenza vaccination policy

Vaccine

Volumn 24, Issue 20, 2006, Pages 4378-4385

  Fleming, Douglas M ^a   Elliot, Alex J ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Co morbidity; Influenza vaccines; International classification of diseases

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; DATA BASE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; POPULATION RISK; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLUENZA VACCINES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33646472422     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2006.02.053     Document Type: Article

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