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Master of Public Health

Influenza-Related Hospitalization and ED Visits in Children Less Than 5 Years: 2000-2011.

AUTHORS

Jules A , Grijalva CG , Zhu Y , Talbot HK , Williams JV , Poehling KA , Chaves SS , Edwards KM , Schaffner W , Shay DK , Griffin MR , . Pediatrics. 2014 12 8; ().
  • NIHMSID: 0376422

ABSTRACT

In the United States, recommendations for annual influenza vaccination gradually expanded from 2004 to 2008, to include all children aged ≥6 months. The effects of these policies on vaccine uptake and influenza-associated health care encounters are unclear. The objectives of the study were to examine the annual incidence of influenza-related health care encounters and vaccine uptake among children age 6 to 59 months from 2000-2001 through 2010-2011 in Davidson County, TN.

In the United States, recommendations for annual influenza vaccination gradually expanded from 2004 to 2008, to include all children aged ≥6 months. The effects of these policies on vaccine uptake and influenza-associated health care encounters are unclear. The objectives of the study were to examine the annual incidence of influenza-related health care encounters and vaccine uptake among children age 6 to 59 months from 2000-2001 through 2010-2011 in Davidson County, TN.

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