Influenza vaccination in old adults in Spain

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 133-137

  Sarría Santamera, Antonio ^a,c   Timoner, Julia ^b  

^a The Spanish Network of Agencies for Health Technology Assessment and Services of the National Health System   (Spain)

^b Primary Healthcare Centre Segovia   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aged; Comparative study; Influenza; Influeza vaccine; Prevention and control; Spain

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPAIN; URBAN POPULATION;

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SPAIN;

EID: 0038102277     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/13.2.133     Document Type: Article

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