Influenza in the Asia-Pacific region: Findings and recommendations from the Global Influenza Initiative

Vaccine

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 856-864

  Cowling, Benjamin J ^a   Caini, Saverio ^b   Chotpitayasunondh, Tawee ^c   Djauzi, Samsuridjal ^d   Gatchalian, Salvacion R ^e   Huang, Q Sue ^f   Koul, Parvaiz A ^g   Lee, Ping Ing ^h   Muttalif, Abdul Razak ⁱ   Plotkin, Stanley ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

^f INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^g SHER I KASHMIR INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^h NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

ⁱ Institute of Respiratory Medicine   (Malaysia)

^j UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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Author keywords

Asia Pacific; Epidemiology; Influenza; Surveillance; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ASIA; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA A; INFLUENZA B; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; IMMUNOLOGY; INDIA; MASS IMMUNIZATION; NEW ZEALAND; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROCEDURES; SEASON; SOUTHEAST ASIA; TRENDS; VIROLOGY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; AUSTRALIA; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INDIA; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MASS VACCINATION; NEW ZEALAND; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SEASONS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 85010469751     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: 18732518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.12.064     Document Type: Review

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