Influenza vaccination of children and infection rates in the community

JAMA

Volumn 303, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 2355-2356

  Small, Parker A ^a   Morris, J Glenn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; LIVE VACCINE; INACTIVATED VACCINE;

CHILD CARE; COMMUNITY CARE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACCINATION; NOTE;

HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; VACCINES, ATTENUATED; VACCINES, INACTIVATED;

EID: 77953641764     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2010.779     Document Type: Letter

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