Relation between influenza vaccination and outpatient visits, hospitalization, and mortality in elderly persons with chronic lung disease

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 130, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 397-403

  Nichol, Kristin L ^a   Baken, Leslie ^b   Nelson, Andrew ^c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PARK NICOLLET CLINIC   (United States)

^c HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; MORTALITY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033515097     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-130-5-199903020-00003     Document Type: Article

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