Safety of the Influenza A (H1N1)2009 Vaccine in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Matched Case-Control Study

Research Article - (2012) Volume 3, Issue 5

Hiroshi Yokomichi¹, Shintaro Kurihara², Tetsuji Yokoyama³, Eisuke Inoue⁴, Keiko Tanaka-Taya⁵, Shigeru Kono⁶ and Zentaro Yamagata¹^*: ¹Department of Health Sciences, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, 1110 Shimokato, Chuo City, Yamanashi, Japan, E-mail: HiroshiY@gmail.com; ²Infection Control and Education Center, Nagasaki University, 7-1 Sakamoto-1, Nagasakishi, Japan, E-mail: HiroshiY@gmail.com; ³Department of Health Promotion National Institute of Public Health, 2-3-6 Minami, Wako, Saitama, Japan, E-mail: HiroshiY@gmail.com; ⁴Department of Clinical Medicine (Biostatistics), School of Pharmacy, Kitasato University, 5-9-1 Shirokane, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan, E-mail: HiroshiY@gmail.com; ⁵Infectious Disease Surveillance Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, 1-23-1 Toyama Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan, E-mail: HiroshiY@gmail.com; ⁶Second Department of Internal Medicine, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, 7-1 Sakamoto-1, Nagasakishi, Japan, E-mail: HiroshiY@gmail.com

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