The proportion of influenza vaccination in Ontario, Canada in 2007/2008 compared with other provinces

Vaccine

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1981-1985

  Polisena, Julie ^a,b   Chen, Yue ^b   Manuel, Douglas ^b,c  

^a CANADIAN AGENCY FOR DRUGS AND TECHNOLOGIES IN HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Seasonal influenza; Universal immunization; Vaccination rate

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INCOME; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CANADA; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; ONTARIO; SEASONS; SOCIAL CLASS; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862807208     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: 18732518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.01.009     Document Type: Article

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