Influenza vaccination among the elderly in Italy

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 127-131

  Pregliasco, F ^a   Sodano, L ^b   Mensi, C ^a   Selvaggi, M T ^c   Adamo, B ^g   D'Argenio, P ^g   Giussani, F ^a   Simonetti, A ^g   Carosella, M R ^d   Simeone, R ^e   Dentizi, C ^c   Montanaro, C ^f   Ponzio, G ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b ASL RM/F Civitavecchia   (Italy)

^c ASL 3 Centro Molise   (Italy)

^d Servizio Igiene Pubblica   (Italy)

^e Servizio Igiene Pubblica   (Italy)

^f Dipartimento di Salute Mentale   (Italy)

^g NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INTERVIEW; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INTERVIEWS; ITALY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; VACCINATION;

EID: 0033053361     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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