Pneumococcal and influenza vaccination rates and their determinants in children with chronic medical conditions
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Pneumococcal and influenza vaccination rates and their determinants in children with chronic medical conditions
BACKGROUND To investigate the rates of pneumococcal and influenza vaccinations and their determinants in children with chronic medical conditions. PATIENTS AND METHODS Children with HIV infection, cystic fibrosis, liver transplantation and diabetes mellitus were enrolled. Physicians of regional Reference Centres for each condition, primary care paediatricians and caregivers of children provid...
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عنوان ژورنال: Italian Journal of Pediatrics
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1824-7288
DOI: 10.1186/1824-7288-36-28