Association of Influenza Immunization With Reduction in Mortality in an Elderly Population: A Prospective Study

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 148, Issue 3, 1988, Pages 562-565

  Gross, Peter A ^a   Quinnan, Gerald V ^b   Rodstein, Manuel ^c,e   Lamontagne, John R ^d   Kaslow, Richard A ^d   Saah, Alfred J ^d   Wallenstein, Sylvan ^f   Neufeld, Richard ^c,e   Denning, Carolyn ^g   Gaerlan, Pureza ^g  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Jewish Home and Hospital   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^e MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

^g NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA; MALE; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA; NURSING HOMES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0023846138     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.1988.00380030068015     Document Type: Article

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