School-based influenza vaccine delivery, vaccination rates, and healthcare use in the context of a universal influenza immunization program: An ecological study

Vaccine

Volumn 28, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 2722-2729

  Kwong, Jeffrey C ^a,b,c   Ge, Hong ^a,c   Rosella, Laura C ^a,c   Guan, Jun ^a   Maaten, Sarah ^a   Moran, Kathy ^d,e   Johansen, Helen ^f   Guttmann, Astrid ^a,c,g  

^a INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d Durham Region Health Department   (Canada)

^e York Region Community and Health Services   (Canada)

^f STATISTICS CANADA   (Canada)

^g HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Healthcare use; Influenza vaccines; School based vaccine delivery; Vaccination rates

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; SCHOOLS; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649236132     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.01.024     Document Type: Article

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