Immunisation rates in older veterans and war widows

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 136-138

  Nair, Balakrishnan ^a   Byles, Julie ^b   Tavener, Meredith ^b   Heinze, Robin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

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EID: 33646524640     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2000.tb00165.x     Document Type: Article

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