Influenza mortality among the elderly in France, 1980-90: how many deaths may have been avoided through vaccination?
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Influenza mortality among the elderly in France, 1980-90: how many deaths may have been avoided through vaccination?
STUDY OBJECTIVES This study aimed to assess total influenza mortality among the elderly (> or = 75 years old) in France, and to evaluate how many deaths may have been avoided through vaccination during the past 10 years. DESIGN The monthly mortality rates related to different causes among the elderly were obtained from the national mortality statistics for the period 1978-90. For each cause, ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
سال: 1995
ISSN: 0143-005X
DOI: 10.1136/jech.49.4.419