In a prospective observational study, influenza vaccination prevented hospitalization among older home care patients

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1072-1077

  Landi, Francesco ^a   Onder, Graziano ^a   Cesari, Matteo ^a,b   Russo, Andrea ^a   Barillaro, Christian ^a   Bernabei, Roberto ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Frail elderly; Geriatric assessment; Home care; Hospitalization; Influenza vaccination; MDS

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33748537348     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2006.02.017     Document Type: Article

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