Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 8, Issue 5 , Pages 294-299 , September 2008

Physician Perspectives Regarding Annual Influenza Vaccination Among Children With Asthma

Received 19 July 2007 ,Accepted 23 June 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ambp.2008.06.005

Ambulatory Pediatrics
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