Influenza in young children: Burden, immunisation, and policy

The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 2-3

  Steinhoff, Mark C ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WINTER;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PREVALENCE; VACCINATION;

EID: 78650253700     PISSN: 14733099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(10)70263-2     Document Type: Letter

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