How high is a high risk? Prioritising high-risk individuals in an influenza pandemic

Vaccine

Volumn 32, Issue 52, 2014, Pages 7167-7170

  Littmann, Jasper ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

High risk individuals; Influenza pandemic; Prioritisation; Vaccination ethics

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; UNCERTAINTY; VACCINATION; VIRUS STRAIN; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ETHICS; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PANDEMIC; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PANDEMICS; VACCINATION;

EID: 84915748715     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: 18732518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.10.020     Document Type: Article

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