Influenza vaccination for all elderly

Gerontology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 270-273

  Wijma, Geraldi ^a   Ligthart, Gerard J ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Elderly; Influenza; Influenza vaccination; Morbidity

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

AGED; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LUNG DISEASE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0029977939     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: 14230003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000213802     Document Type: Article

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