Direct and indirect impact of influenza vaccination of young children on school absenteeism

Vaccine

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 289-293

  King, James C ^a   Beckett, Dawn ^a   Snyder, Jonathan ^a   Cummings, Ginny E ^a   King, Bradley S ^b   Magder, Laurence S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Influenza; Influenza vaccine; School absenteeism

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; CHILD; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MARYLAND; SCHOOLS; VACCINATION; VACCINES, ATTENUATED;

EID: 84355166501     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: 18732518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.10.097     Document Type: Article

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