Influenza vaccine uptake among community-dwelling Italian elderly: results from a large cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Di Stanislao Francesco (Author), Pennacchietti Lucia (Author), Lamura Giovanni (Author), Barbadoro Pamela (Author), Chiatti Carlos (Author), D'Errico Marcello M (Author), Prospero Emilia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Flu vaccination significantly reduces the risk of serious complications like hospitalization and death among community-dwelling older people, therefore vaccination programmes targeting this population group represent a common policy...