Journal article
Pneumococcal Immunization in Older Adults: Implications for the Long-Term–Care Setting
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To compare the efficacy of the polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccine in older adults between clinical trial and observational studies and to discuss the implications for long-term-care facilities (LTCFs).
DATA SOURCE: A Medline search (to April 2003).
Authors
Loeb M; Stevenson KB
Journal
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, Vol. 25, No. 11, pp. 985–994
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date
November 2004
DOI
10.1086/502331
ISSN
0899-823X