Effectiveness of influenza vaccination: A survey within the Italian Ministry of Health personnel

Vaccine

Volumn 24, Issue 44-46, 2006, Pages 6612-6614

  Rizzuto, E ^a   Prete, A M ^a   Virtuani, L ^a   Pompa, M G ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Italy)

Author keywords

Immunization; Influenza like illness; Relative risk ratio

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; ITALY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; COST OF ILLNESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ITALY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACCINATION;

EID: 33846195902     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2006.05.107     Document Type: Article

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