Changes in surveillance of acute respiratory infections including influenza in the slovak republic during 1993-2008

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 20-25

  Seligová, Jana ^a   Čulmanová, Andrea ^b   Krištufková, Zuzana ^c   Čisláková, Lydia ^b   Hudečková, Henrieta ^d  

^a Regional Public Health Authority   (Slovakia)

^b P J AFÁRIK UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

^c SLOVAK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

^d Faculty of Medicine   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory infections; Influenza; Influenza virus; Surveillance; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954497046     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a3593     Document Type: Article

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