Why everyone over 65 deserves influenza vaccine: Government recommendations should reflect the evidence

British Medical Journal

Volumn 313, Issue 7066, 1996, Pages 1162-

  Diguiseppi, Carolyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

AGED; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; EDITORIAL; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN;

EID: 1642344059     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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