Journal article
Immunosenescence and Vaccination in Nursing Home Residents
Abstract
The elderly population continues to increase in most countries. Concomitantly, the number of individuals who are institutionalized is also increasing, unfortunately, with more and more individuals being institutionalized at greater ages. These elderly individuals are very different from healthy, community-dwelling elderly individuals, in that many are considered to be frail and have various chronic diseases. It is apparent that the immune …
Authors
High KP; Fulop T; Pawelec G; Castle S; Loeb M
Journal
Clinical Infectious Diseases, Vol. 48, No. 4, pp. 443–448
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
February 15, 2009
DOI
10.1086/596475
ISSN
1058-4838