Prevalence and correlates of influenza vaccination among non-institutionalized elderly people: An exploratory cross-sectional survey

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 768-777

  Lau, Lam ^a   Lau, Ying ^b   Lau, Ying Hon ^c  

^a Caritas Medical Centre Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

^b MACAO POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (Macao)

^c Kowloon West Cluster ^*  (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cognitive status; Influenza vaccination; Physical functioning

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; MALE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 67349282358     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2008.12.006     Document Type: Article

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