Factors associated with seasonal influenza vaccination in chinese nursing home older adults

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 772-774

  Chan, Tuen Ching ^a,b   Luk, James Ka Hay ^a   Chan, Felix Hon Wai ^a   Chu, Leung Wing ^b   Hung, Ivan Fan Ngai ^b  

^a Fung Yiu King Hospital   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INTERVIEW; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MENTAL CAPACITY; NURSING HOME; RECALL BIAS; SEASONAL INFLUENZA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; VACCINATION;

EID: 84884593346     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2013.06.008     Document Type: Letter

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