Immunization against influenza in the elderly: The Argentinian experience, 1993-1997

Vaccine

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages

  Stamboulian, Daniel ^a   Bonvehí, Pablo E ^a   Nacinovich, Francisco M ^a   Rüttimann, Ricardo W ^a  

^a Ctro Estud Desarrollo I   (Argentina)

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Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

AGED; ARGENTINA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INJECTION PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAISE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033618329     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-410X(99)00106-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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