Consultation with health care professionals and influenza immunization among women in contact with young children

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 15-19

  Chambers, Catharine T ^a,b   Buxton, Jane A ^a,b   Koehoorn, Mieke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health care; Human; Immunization; Influenza; Utilization; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950168889     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405554     Document Type: Article

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