Influenza and pneumococcal vaccine coverage among a random sample of hospitalised persons aged 65 years or more, Victoria.

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Published in Commun Dis Intell Q Rep on January 01, 2005

Authors

Ross M Andrews1, Susan A Skull, Graham B Byrnes, Donald A Campbell, Joy L Turner, Peter B McIntyre, Heath A Kelly

Author Affiliations

1: Centre for International Child Health and Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria. ross.andrews@mcri.edu.au

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