Influenza vaccine for young children: Two doses are better than one

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 149, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 737-738

  Neuzil, Kathleen Maletic ^a   Englund, Janet A ^b  

^a PATH Immunization Solutions ^*

^b SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INACTIVATED VACCINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; LIVE VACCINE;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY CARE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENICITY; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INFLUENZA VIRUS; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; OUTPATIENT CARE; PNEUMONIA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN;

EID: 33751435007     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.09.002     Document Type: Editorial

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