Influenza - Prevention or therapy? Decision based on economical reasons and epidemiological data

Family Medicine and Primary Care Review

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 11-18

  Steciwko, Andrzej ^a,b   Reksa, Dominika ^a   Pokorna Kałwak, Dagmara ^a   Sapilak, Bartosz J ^a   Brydak, Lidia B ^c,d  

^a WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b OPOLE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Poland)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYGIENE   (Poland)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Complications; Costs; Influenza; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 34247125746     PISSN: 17343402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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