Functional status of older nursing home residents can affect the efficacy of influenza vaccination

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 324-330

  Chan, Tuen Ching ^a   Hung, Ivan Fan Ngai ^a   Luk, James Ka Hay ^a   Shea, Yat Fung ^a   Chan, Felix Hon Wai ^a   Woo, Patrick Chiu Yat ^a   Chu, Leung Wing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Barthel Index; Efficacy; Functional status; Nursing home; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS PROTECTION; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH STATUS; HONG KONG; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; MALE; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; ORTHOMYXOVIRUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS PROTECTION; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH STATUS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA VACCINES; MALE; MORTALITY; NURSING HOMES; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873625441     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/gls175     Document Type: Article

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