A case-control study of elderly patients with acute respiratory illness: Effect of influenza vaccination on admission to hospital in winter 2003-2004

Vaccine

Volumn 25, Issue 46, 2007, Pages 7909-7913

  Jordan, R E ^a   Hawker, J I ^a   Ayres, J G ^b   Tunnicliffe, W ^c   Adab, P ^d   Olowokure, B ^a   Kai, J ^e   McManus, R J ^d   Salter, R ^d   Cheng, K K ^d  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c SELLY OAK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elderly; Influenza vaccine; Winter hospital admissions

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVENTION STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; WINTER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H3N2 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VACCINATION;

EID: 35548943509     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2007.09.005     Document Type: Article

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