Efficacy of trivalent seasonal influenza vaccination in reducing mortality and hospitalization in Chinese nursing home older adults

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 889-894

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese; Efficacy; Hospitalization; Influenza vaccination; Mortality; Nursing home

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HAZARD RATIO; HONG KONG; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING HOME; PNEUMONIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; VERY ELDERLY;

CHINESE; EFFICACY; HOSPITALIZATION; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING HOMES; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84897079350     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2013.04.004     Document Type: Article

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