A closer look at influenza vaccination during pregnancy

The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 660-661

  Ayoub, David M ^a   Yazbak, F Edward ^a  

^a MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LETTER; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 53949113606     PISSN: 14733099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(08)70236-6     Document Type: Letter

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