Influenza vaccination: Policy versus evidence

British Medical Journal

Volumn 333, Issue 7574, 2006, Pages 912-915

  Jefferson, Tom ^a  

^a Vaccines Field   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VACCINATION; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; CHILD; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; VACCINATION;

EID: 33750595091     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38995.531701.80     Document Type: Note

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