Seasonal influenza vaccine uptake in Germany 2007/2008 and 2008/2009: Results from a national health update survey

Vaccine

Volumn 29, Issue 27, 2011, Pages 4492-4498

  Böhmer, Merle M ^a,b   Walter, Dietmar ^a,b   Müters, Stephan ^a   Krause, Gérard ^a   Wichmann, Ole ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coverage; Germany; Influenza; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; SEASONAL INFLUENZA VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SEASONS; TELEPHONE; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958105727     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: 18732518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.04.039     Document Type: Article

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