Flu: Effect of vaccine in elderly care home residents: A randomized trial

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1912-1920

  Gaughran, Fiona ^a,b,e   Walwyn, Rebecca ^a   Lambkin Williams, Rob ^c   Whelan, Paul ^b   Chatterton, Katherine ^a   Oxford, John ^c,d   MacDonald, Alastair ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Retroscreen Virology Ltd

^d ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEWISHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Booster dose; Elderly; Hemagglutination titers; Influenza vaccination; Morbidity

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; INFLUENZA VACCINE; MASTAFLU; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; ELDERLY CARE; FALLING; FEMALE; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRUS STRAIN;

AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; IMMUNIZATION, SECONDARY; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; LONDON; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36849091532     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01471.x     Document Type: Article

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