Influenza vaccine coverage among children under the age of 5 years in Poland during 2004-2008

European Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 102-104

  Nitsch Osuch, A ^a   Kuchar, E ^b   Zycinska, K ^a   Topczewska Cabanek, A ^a   Gyrczuk, E ^a   Wardyn, K ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

children; coverage; influenza; Poland; vaccine

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; POLAND; POPULATION RESEARCH; REVIEW; TREND STUDY; INFANT; NEWBORN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VACCINATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLUENZA VACCINES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POLAND; TIME FACTORS; VACCINATION;

EID: 79952278780     PISSN: 09492321     EISSN: 2047783X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2047-783X-15-S2-102     Document Type: Review

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