History of influenza vaccination programs in Japan

Vaccine

Volumn 26, Issue 50, 2008, Pages 6451-6454

  Hirota, Yoshio ^a   Kaji, Masaro ^b  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^b KURUME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Influenza; Japan; Mass vaccination; Schoolchildren; Vaccine efficacy

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; JAPAN; LAW; MASS IMMUNIZATION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; JAPAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55749097443     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2008.06.042     Document Type: Article

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