Approaches for Improving influenza prevention and control

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 303-307

  Smith, Nicole ^a,c   Strikas, Raymond A ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Influenza; Pandemic; Public health; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; LIVE VACCINE; TRIPLE VACCINE;

AVIAN INFLUENZA; COMPUTER MODEL; DEATH; DISEASE CONTROL; EDITORIAL; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; ADULT; AGED; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746421135     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124784-200607000-00001     Document Type: Editorial

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