US military smallpox vaccination program: Occupational impact of immunizations on aircrew in air mobility command, US Air Force

Journal of the American Osteopathic Association

Volumn 107, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 547-553

  Folio, Les R ^a   Yao, Eveline F ^a  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SMALLPOX VACCINE;

AIR FORCE; AIRPLANE CREW; ARMY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; SMALLPOX; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; MILITARY MEDICINE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SMALLPOX; SMALLPOX VACCINE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38148999436     PISSN: 00986151     EISSN: 00986151     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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