Reaching children never previously vaccinated for influenza through a school-located vaccination program

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Kansagra, Susan M ^a   Papadouka, Vikki ^a   Geevarughese, Anita ^a   Hansen, Michael A ^a   Konty, Kevin J ^a   Zucker, Jane R ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PANDEMICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; INFLUENZA; PANDEMIC;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; PANDEMICS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84891713557     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301671     Document Type: Article

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