Changing epidemiology of influenza B virus

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1525-1526

  Paul Glezen, W ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Influenza B; Lineages; Live attenuated influenza vaccine; Quadrivalent vaccines

Indexed keywords

INACTIVATED VACCINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE;

CROSS PROTECTION; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INFLUENZA B; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; NOTE; PANDEMIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VACCINATION; IMMUNOLOGY; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; VIROLOGY;

HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN;

EID: 84924363681     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciu668     Document Type: Note

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