Commentary: Observational studies and the art of accurately measuring influenza vaccine benefits

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 631-632

  Simonsen, Lone ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LABORATORY TEST; NOTE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; RESEARCH DESIGN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547830384     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dym084     Document Type: Note

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