Commentary: Benefits of influenza vaccine in US elderly - New studies raise questions

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 352-353

  Glezen, W Paul ^a   Simonsen, Lone ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; LIVE VACCINE;

AGED; COMORBIDITY; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDEMIC; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MANAGED CARE; MORTALITY; NOTE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

AGED; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

EID: 33645838836     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyi293     Document Type: Note

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