Battling influenza: Universal vaccination is the primary weapon

Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 27-28

  Borchardt, Roy A ^a   Rolston, Kenneth V I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; NEOPLASM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; NEOPLASMS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859409650     PISSN: 15471896     EISSN: 08937400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01720610-201201000-00006     Document Type: Article

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