Benefits of influenza vaccine in US elderly - appreciating issues of confounding bias and precision

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Hak, E
Hoes, AW
Nordin, J
Nichol, KL
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[1] Univ Utrecht, Ctr Med, Julius Ctr Hlth Sci & Primary Care, NL-3508 GA Utrecht, Netherlands
[2] Hlth Partners Res Fdn, Minneapolis, MN USA
[3] Univ Minnesota, Minneapolis VA Med Ctr, Minneapolis, MN 55417 USA
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10.1093/ije/dyl068
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
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1004 ; 120402 ;
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