Influenza Vaccination and Cardiovascular Mortality in Women and Men at Least 60 Years of Age in the Metropolitan Area of São Paulo, Brazil

• Main Authors: Antonio de Padua Mansur PhD (Author), Desidério Favarato PhD (Author), Solange Desirée Avakian PhD (Author), José Antonio F. Ramires PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2010-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: Influenza (flu) vaccination has been associated with a reduction in cardiovascular mortality in a metropolitan area of Brazil. Nevertheless, it is unknown whether sex influences this outcome. The aim of the study was analyze the cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in women and men bef...