Serological response to influenza vaccination and nutritional and functional status of patients in geriatric medical long-term care

Age and Ageing

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 141-145

  Potter, Jan M ^a,b   O'Donnell, Barbara ^b   Carman, William F ^b   Roberts, Margaret A ^a   Stott, David J ^b  

^a NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aged; Body mass index; Influenza vaccine; Long term care; Serology

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; INFLUENZA VACCINE;

AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHLEBOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROCONVERSION;

EID: 0032903856     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/28.2.141     Document Type: Article

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