Open AccessBurden of Influenza in Children in the Community
Author(s) -
Terho Heikkinen,
Heli Silvennoinen,
Ville Peltola,
Thedi Ziegler,
Raija Vainionpää,
Tytti Vuorinen,
Leena Kainulainen,
Tuomo Puhakka,
Tuomas Jartti,
Pia Toikka,
Pasi Lehtinen,
Taina Routi,
Taina Juvén
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1086/424527
Subject(s) - medicine , vaccination , pediatrics , otitis , prospective cohort study , immunology , surgery
Influenza vaccination of healthy children is encouraged because children are frequently hospitalized for influenza-attributable illnesses. However, most children with influenza are treated as outpatients, and scarce data are available on the burden of influenza in these children.
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