Vaccination and healthy aging

Expert Review of Vaccines

Volumn 9, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2010, Pages 3-6

  Maggi, Stefania ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Elderly vaccination; Healthy aging; Herpes zoster; Immunosenescence; Influenza; Vaccine guidelines

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; VACCINATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; VACCINATION; VACCINES;

EID: 77649278648     PISSN: 14760584     EISSN: 17448395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/erv.10.26     Document Type: Review

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