Valuing influenza vaccine: Medical, economic, and social benefits

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 299-301

  Poland, Gregory A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; INTERLEUKIN 1;

DISEASE COURSE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS; MEDICAL CARE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NOTE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACCINATION;

HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58749104920     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/595843     Document Type: Note

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