Impact of influenza vaccination on mortality risk among the elderly

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 56-62

  Groenwold, R H H ^a   Hoes, A W ^a   Hak, E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bias; Confounding; Confounding factors; Epidemiological methods; Influenza vaccines

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; INFLUENZA VACCINE; RESPIRATORY TRACT AGENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUMMER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; VACCINATION;

EID: 69249151711     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00190008     Document Type: Article

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