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Pneumonia immunization in older adults: review of vaccine effectiveness and strategies

Vaccination remains the primary preventive strategy in the elderly against Streptococcus pneumoniae and influenza infections. The effectiveness of this strategy in preventing pneumonia has been in doubt despite the increase in vaccination coverage among older adults. Randomized controlled trials (RC...

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Autores principales: Assaad, Usama, El-Masri, Ibrahim, Porhomayon, Jahan, El-Solh, Ali A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3496196/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23152675
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S29675