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| Why do healthy elderly people fail to comply with influenza vaccination? | | Author(s) | Gerrit A van Essen, Maria M Kuyvenhoven, Ruut A de Melker |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 26, no 4, July 1997 |
| Pages | pp 275-279 |
| Keywords | Influenza ; Immunisation ; Good Health ; Social surveys ; Netherlands. |
| Annotation | In this study of 505 healthy elderly Dutch people aged over 65, fear of the side-effects of influenza vaccination and perceived good health seem to be the main factors leading to non-compliance. The authors suggest that better and more specific information should be provided about the absence of side-effects of the vaccine, about its efficacy, and any dangers of complication, when patients are called for vaccination. |
| Accession Number | CPA-970829218 A |
| Classmark | CJM: LLF: CD: 3F: 76H |
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