Vaccination in older adults: Development of an educational tool, Vaxisenior, in France

Expert Review of Vaccines

Volumn 9, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2010, Pages 15-20

  Belmin, Joel ^a   Bourée, Patrice ^b   Camus, Daniel ^c   Guiso, Nicole ^d   Jeandel, Claude ^e   Trivalle, Christophe ^f   Veyssier, Pierre ^g  

^a HÔPITAL CHARLES FOIX   (France)

^b BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LILLE   (France)

^d INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^e CHU   (France)

^f HÔPITAL PAUL BROUSSE   (France)

^g Centre Hospitalier Compiegne   (France)

Author keywords

Education; Herpes zoster; Immunosenescence; Influenza; Vaccination in older adults; Vaxisenior

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INTERNET; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; VACCINATION; VAXISENIOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; EDUCATION; FRANCE; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; VACCINATION;

EID: 77649314203     PISSN: 14760584     EISSN: 17448395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/erv.10.29     Document Type: Review

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