Hospital-based influenza vaccination of children: An opportunity to prevent subsequent hospitalization

Pediatrics

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 345-348

  Zerr, Danielle M ^a,b   Englund, Janet A ^a,b   Robertson, Andrea S ^c   Marcuse, Edgar K ^a,b   Garrison, Michelle M ^c   Christakis, Dimitri A ^a,b,c  

^a SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Influenza; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38849196387     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-2812     Document Type: Article

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