Influenza vaccination in children with cancer receiving chemotherapy

Human Vaccines

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 430-432

  Esposito, Susanna ^a   Cecinati, Valerio ^b   Russo, Fabio Giovanni ^b   Principi, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Children; Influenza; Influenza vaccination; Pediatric oncology; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; INFLUENZA VACCINE;

AGE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOGENICITY; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LEUKEMIA; SOLID TUMOR; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 70349547089     PISSN: 15548600     EISSN: 15548619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/hv.5.6.7942     Document Type: Article

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