Prevalence of influenza and adherence to the anti-flu vaccination among elderly

INTRODUCTION: The flu, a condition that can affect the elderly by increasing the risk of serious complications can be prevented through vaccination. Estimate the prevalence of signs and symptoms suggestive of influenza in a group of elderly either vaccinated or unvaccinated against influenza was the...

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Main Authors: Eduardo Yukio Nakamura, Luane Marques de Mello, Anderson Soares da Silva, Altacílio Aparecido Nunes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2012-12-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822012000600003&lng=en&tlng=en