Effectiveness of influenza vaccination among elderly home residents in Hong Kong: A retrospective cohort study

Hong Kong Practitioner

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 123-133

  Leung, Jackie C K ^a,b  

^a Department of Health ^*  (Hong Kong)

^b Tobacco Control Office   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Elderly; Influenza; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HONG KONG; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PNEUMONIA; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; VACCINATION;

EID: 34250680566     PISSN: 10273948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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