Does influenza vaccination improve pediatric asthma outcomes?

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 477-480

  Ong, Bruce A ^a,d   Forester, Joseph ^b   Fallot, Andre ^c  

^a Hunter Army Airfield ^*  (Georgia)

^b UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

^c MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Hunter Army Airfield   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Immunizations; Influenza; Military; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; STEROID; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSING; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCRIPTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WINTER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; MALE;

EID: 67650306219     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900902795538     Document Type: Article

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