Recall responses to tetanus and diphtheria vaccination are frequently insufficient in elderly persons.

<h4>Unlabelled</h4>Demographic changes and a more active life-style in older age have contributed to an increasing public awareness of the need for lifelong vaccination. Currently many older persons have been vaccinated against selected pathogens during childhood but lack regular booster...

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Main Authors: Birgit Weinberger, Michael Schirmer, Raffaella Matteucci Gothe, Uwe Siebert, Dietmar Fuchs, Beatrix Grubeck-Loebenstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24349407/?tool=EBI