PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Golovyan, Dmitriy M. AU - Mossad, Sherif B. TI - Prevention and treatment of influenza in the primary care office AID - 10.3949/ccjm.81a.13159 DP - 2014 Mar 01 TA - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine PG - 189--199 VI - 81 IP - 3 4099 - http://www.ccjm.org/content/81/3/189.short 4100 - http://www.ccjm.org/content/81/3/189.full SO - Cleve Clin J Med2014 Mar 01; 81 AB - Influenza, a common respiratory infection, is a source of significant rates of illness, death, and loss of productivity. Annual vaccination is safe and effective in preventing disease and in reducing its severity. Yet a majority of eligible US adults do not receive the annual vaccine, at least in part because of misunderstandings about adverse reactions and clinical effectiveness.