Influenza in old age

Age and Ageing

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 361-363

  Stott, David J ^a   F carman, William ^a   Elder, Alexander G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS LANARKSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; INFLUENZA VACCINE; OSELTANIVIR; RIMANTADINE; SIALIDASE INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZANAMIVIR;

AGED; DEATH; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNIZATION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS; MORBIDITY; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RHINOVIRUS; SENESCENCE; SEROLOGY; SYMPTOM; VACCINATION; WINTER;

AGED; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; VACCINATION;

INFLUENZA VIRUS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS; RHINOVIRUS;

EID: 0035175594     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/30.5.361     Document Type: Editorial

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