Mass Vaccination of Schoolchildren against Influenza and Its Impact on the Influenza-Associated Mortality Rate among Children in Japan
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- 1 October 2005
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 41 (7) , 939-947
- https://doi.org/10.1086/432938
Abstract
Background. Influenza control based on mass vaccination of schoolchildren was implemented in Japan in the 1960s and was associated with a decrease inKeywords
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