Influenza vaccination: do the aged reap the benefit?
Open Access
- 1 January 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Vol. 71 (831) , 22-23
- https://doi.org/10.1136/pgmj.71.831.22
Abstract
Summary: An audit of 100 elderly in-patients with appropriate medical conditions revealed that 63% had not been vaccinated this winter. 74% would have accepted vaccination if offered. A general practitioner questionnaire found that 42% relied on elderly patients coming forward and requesting vaccination. Unfortunately, many elderly patients are still missing out on influenza vaccination.Keywords
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