Influenza vaccine effectiveness for the elderly: A cohort study involving General Practitioners from Abruzzo, Italy

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 109-112

  Manzoli, Lamberto ^a,b   Villari, P ^b   Granchelli, C ^c   Savino, A ^d   Carunchio, C ^e   Alessandrini, M ^f   Palumbo, F ^a   De Vito, C ^b   Schioppa, F ^a   Di Stanislao, F ^g   Boccia, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c Local Health Unit (ASL) of Pescara   (Italy)

^d Local Health Unit (ASL) of Chieti   (Italy)

^e Camillo de Lellis Foundation for Clinical Research   (Italy)

^f University of the Marche Region ^*  (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Elderly; General practitioners; Influenza vaccine effectiveness

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRIC CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; RISK REDUCTION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE;

EID: 70449817503     PISSN: 11212233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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