International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 14, Issue 9 , Pages e792-e795 , September 2010

Same influenza vaccination strategies but different outcomes across US cities?

  • Claudia Taylor

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh, Department of Economics, Pennsylvania, USA
    • ,
  • Achla Marathe

      Affiliations

    • Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Virginia Tech, 1880 Pratt Drive, Bldg XV, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
    • ,
  • Richard Beckman

      Affiliations

    • Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Virginia Tech, 1880 Pratt Drive, Bldg XV, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA

Received 5 November 2009 ,Accepted 27 February 2010.

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PII: S1201-9712(10)02405-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2010.02.2267

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 14, Issue 9 , Pages e792-e795 , September 2010

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