Prevention of influenza episodes with colostrum compared with vaccination in healthy and high-risk cardiovascular subjects: The epidemiologic study in San Valentino

Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 130-136

  Cesarone, Maria Rosaria ^a   Belcaro, Gianni ^a,b   Di Renzo, Andrea ^a   Dugall, Mark ^a   Cacchio, Marisa ^a   Ruffini, Irma ^a   Pellegrini, Luciano ^a   Del Boccio, Gilberto ^a   Fano, Filiberto ^a   Ledda, Andrea ^a   Bottari, Angelica ^a   Ricci, Andrea ^a   Stuard, Stefano ^a   Vinciguerra, Giulia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b San Valentino Vascular Screening Project   (Italy)

Author keywords

Colostrum; Influenza prevention; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT; INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COLOSTRUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFLUENZA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VACCINATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COLOSTRUM; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMANS; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34047264989     PISSN: 10760296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1076029606295957     Document Type: Article

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