Influenza in the elderly: Health impact and prevention;L'influenza nell'anziano: Impatto sanitario e prevenzione

Geriatric and Medical Intelligence

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-8

  Pregliasco, F ^a   Donatelli, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Elderly; Health impact; Influenza; Prevention

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

AGE; ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG USE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEARNING; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 1842608432     PISSN: 11218460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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