Every year is an influenza pandemic for children: Can we stop them?

Pediatrics

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 554-556

  Effler, Paul V ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Influenza; Neurologic disorders; Research studies; Vaccine(s)

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFLUENZA A; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MORBIDITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NOTE; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL INFLUENZA;

EID: 84865702702     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2012-1171     Document Type: Note

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