Life course vaccination and healthy aging

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 258-263

  Gusmano, Michael K ^a   Michel, Jean Pierre ^b  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adults; Barriers to vaccinate; Life course; Vaccine incentives; Vaccines

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

AGING; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; VACCINATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 67651148071     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03324907     Document Type: Review

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