Increasing influenza vaccination coverage in recommended population groups in Europe

Expert Review of Vaccines

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 425-433

  Blank, Patricia R ^a   Szucs, Thomas D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Coverage; Influenza; Recommendation; Risk group; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

EUROPE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; IMMUNOLOGY; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VACCINATION;

EUROPE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; POPULATION GROUPS; VACCINATION;

EID: 65449148737     PISSN: 14760584     EISSN: 17448395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/erv.09.7     Document Type: Review

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