Benefits of examining influenza vaccine associations outside of influenza season

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 178, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 439-440

  Jackson, Lisa A ^a  

^a CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

COMORBIDITY; EDITORIAL; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MOBILIZATION; MORTALITY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; EPIDEMIOLOGIC FACTORS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK; SEASONS;

EID: 51349142314     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200805-805ED     Document Type: Editorial

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