We should give the influenza vaccine to elderly patients in rest homes who are suffering from severe dementia: Yes

Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 58-59

  Jennings, Lance C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; EPIDEMIC; HOME FOR THE AGED; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; NURSING HOME; RISK;

AGED; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; NURSING HOMES; RISK; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 79957929746     PISSN: 11726164     EISSN: 11726156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/hc11058     Document Type: Note

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