Influenza immunization coverage in older hospitalized patients during winter 1998-99 in Carmarthenshire, UK

Age and Ageing

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 211-213

  Gupta, Abhaya ^a   Makinde, Ken ^a   Morris, Granville ^a   Thomas, Peter ^a   Hasan, Mujtaba ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b PRINCE PHILIP HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elderly; Hospitalization; Influenza vaccination

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; WINTER;

EID: 0034073721     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/29.3.211     Document Type: Article

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