Reduced hospital stay in influenza patients after mass vaccination during the 2009 influenza pandemic in Norway

Journal of Vaccines and Vaccination

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Mohn, Kristin Greve Isdahl ^a,b   Lærum, Birger N ^a   Skrede, Steinar ^a,b   Cox, Rebecca ^a,b   Dyrhol Riise, Anne Ma ^a,b   Simonsen, Hans Erling ^a   Langeland, Nina ^a,b   Aßmus, Jörg ^a   Akselsen, Per Espen ^a   Sjursen, Haakon ^a,b   Smith, Ingrid ^a  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Community; Epidemiology; Healthcare worker; Hospital; Influenza (H1N1) pdm09; Mass vaccination; Pandemic; Risk patients

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884782554     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21577560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4172/2157-7560.1000197     Document Type: Article

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