Invited Commentary: Influenza, Influenza Immunization, and Pregnancy - It's about Time

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 184, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 187-191

  Hutcheon, Jennifer A ^a   Savitz, David A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

gestational duration; immortal time bias; influenza illness; influenza immunization; pregnancy; preterm birth; seasonality; stillbirth

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; BIRTH DATE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA; MENTAL HEALTH; PREGNANCY; SEASONALITY;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; FETUS OUTCOME; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INFLUENZA VIRUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; TIME; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE BIRTH; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; VACCINATION;

ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREMATURE BIRTH; VACCINATION;

EID: 84982950020     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kww042     Document Type: Review

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