Seasonal influenza vaccine uptake in Germany 2007/2008 and 2008/2009: Results from a national health update survey
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Seasonal influenza vaccine uptake in Germany 2007/2008 and 2008/2009: results from a national health update survey.
In 2008/2009 a nationwide cross-sectional telephone survey was conducted to assess, among other health-relevant parameters, seasonal influenza vaccination coverage. Data from 21,262 household-interviews representative of the adult population in Germany were collected and analyzed. In seasons 2007/2008 and 2008/2009, vaccine uptake in individuals aged ≥60 years was 57% and 55% and in individuals...
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عنوان ژورنال: Vaccine
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0264-410X
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.04.039