A global map of hemispheric influenza vaccine recommendations based on local patterns of viral circulation

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Alonso, Wladimir J ^a   Yu, Christine ^c   Viboud, Cecile ^a   Richard, Stephanie A ^a   Schuck Paim, Cynthia ^b   Simonsen, Lone ^c   Mello, Wyller A ^d   Miller, Mark A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b WOLFSON COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INSTITUTO EVANDRO CHAGAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; SEASON; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SEASONS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84949267464     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep17214     Document Type: Article

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