Effects of vaccination against pandemic (H1N1) 2009 among Japanese children

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 746-747

  Nishiura, Hiroshi ^a,b   Oshitani, Hitoshi ^c  

^a JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; CHILD; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; JAPANESE; LETTER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; JAPAN; VACCINATION;

EID: 79953720569     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1704.100525     Document Type: Letter

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