Influenza vaccine coverage in age-related risk groups in Poland, 2004-2007

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 198-202

  Nitsch Osuch, Aneta ^a   Wardyn, Kazimierz ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Children; Coverage; Elderly; Influenza; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

EID: 76649107867     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a3536     Document Type: Article

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