Importance of influenza vaccination for children [1]

American Family Physician

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 343-

  Baker, Carol J ^a   Schaffner, William ^b   Zimmerman, Richard K ^c  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INFLUENZA VIRUS; LETTER; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; INFANT; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547662355     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 0002838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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