Incidence of influenza in Ontario following the Universal Influenza Immunization Campaign

Vaccine

Volumn 24, Issue 24, 2006, Pages 5245-5250

  Groll, Dianne L ^a   Thomson, David J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Influenza; Public health; Universal immunization; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

CANADA; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INCIDENCE; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33744506256     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2006.03.067     Document Type: Article

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