Public Health
Volume 121, Issue 2 , Pages 113-121 , February 2007

Influenza vaccination among persons with chronic respiratory diseases: Coverage, related factors and time-trend, 1993–2001

Received 20 December 2005 ,Revised 6 July 2006 ,Accepted 18 September 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2006.09.009

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