Influenza vaccination of health care workers in long-term-care hospitals reduces the mortality of elderly patients

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 175, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-6

  Potter, J ^b   Stott, D J ^a   Roberts, M A ^b   Elder, A G ^b   O'Donnell, B ^b   Knight, P V ^b   Carman, W F ^b  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LONG TERM CARE; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031031913     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/175.1.1     Document Type: Article

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