Influenza vaccination in non-institutionalized elderly: a population-based study in a medium-sized city in Southern Brazil Vacinação contra a gripe em idosos não-institucionalizados: estudo de base populacional em município de médio porte do Sul do Brasil

Vaccination is the most effective measure to prevent the complications of influenza. This population-based study aimed to estimate influenza vaccine coverage in non-institutionalized elderly, analyze the factors involved in lack of influenza vaccine uptake, and identify post-vaccination adverse effe...

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Main Authors: Renata Maciulis Dip, Marcos A. S. Cabrera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2010-05-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2010000500025