Effects of annual influenza vaccination on mortality and hospitalization in elderly patients with ischemic heart disease: A nationwide population-based study

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 431-433

  Liu, I Fan ^a,b   Huang, Chin Chou ^a,b   Chan, Wan Leong ^a   Huang, Po Hsun ^a,b   Chung, Chia Min ^c   Lin, Shing Jong ^a,b   Chen, Jaw Wen ^a,b   Leu, Hsin Bang ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hospitalization; Influenza vaccination; Ischemic heart disease; Mortality

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; TAIWAN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEASONS; TAIWAN; VACCINATION;

EID: 84861762974     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2012.03.020     Document Type: Article

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