A(H1N1) pandemic influenza and its prevention by vaccination: Paediatricians' opinions before and after the beginning of the vaccination campaign

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Dubé, Eve ^a,b   Fannie, Defay ^b   Vladimir, Gilca ^a,b   Julie, Bettinger A ^c   Chantal, Sauvageau ^a,b   France, Lavoie ^b   François, Boucher D ^b   Shelly, McNeil ^d   Ian, Gemmill ^e   Nicole, Boulianne ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d Canadian Center for Vaccinology Dalhousie University Halifax   (Canada)

^e Kingston   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 79951796017     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-128     Document Type: Article

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