Effect of influenza vaccination of nursing home staff on mortality of residents: A cluster-randomized trial

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1580-1586

  Lemaitre, Magali ^a,b   Meret, Thierry ^c   Rothan Tondeur, Monique ^d   Belmin, Joel ^d   Lejonc, Jean Louis ^e   Luquel, Laurence ^f   Piette, François ^d   Salom, Michel ^g   Verny, Marc ^h   Vetel, Jean Marie ⁱ   Veyssier, Pierre ^j   Carrat, Fabrice ^a,b,h  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c Résidence Saint Rémy ^*  (France)

^d HÔPITAL CHARLES FOIX   (France)

^e Hopital Albert Chenevier   (France)

^f Hopital de Longjumeau   (France)

^g Fondation L Bellan   (France)

^h ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

ⁱ CENTRE HOSPITALIER   (France)

^j Centre Hospitalier Compiegne   (France)

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Author keywords

Elderly; Nursing homes; Residents; Staff influenza vaccination

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME PATIENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FRANCE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; NURSING HOMES; NURSING STAFF; SICK LEAVE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 69549112990     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02402.x     Document Type: Article

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