Flu vaccination policy in old adults: Need for harmonization of national public health recommendations throughout Europe

Vaccine

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 182-183

  Michel, Jean Pierre ^a,b   Lang, Pierre Olivier ^a   Baeyens, Jean Pierre ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

^b European Union   (Belgium)

^c International Association of Gerontology   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Europe; Influenza vaccine; Old adults; Vaccination policy

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT VACCINATION; AGED; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EUROPE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AGED; EUROPE; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HEALTH POLICY; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; NURSING HOMES; PUBLIC HEALTH; VACCINATION;

EID: 57149102066     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2008.10.072     Document Type: Article

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