Influenza vaccination coverage across ethnic groups in Canada

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 184, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 1673-1681

  Quach, Susan ^a   Hamid, Jemila S ^b   Pereira, Jennifer A ^a   Heidebrecht, Christine L ^a   Deeks, Shelley L ^a,c   Crowcroft, Natasha S ^a,c,d   Quan, Sherman D ^e   Brien, Stephanie ^f   Kwong, Jeffrey C ^c,d  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^f MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 84868153271     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.111628     Document Type: Article

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