title: We should give the influenza vaccine to elderly patients in rest homes who are suffering from severe dementia: Yes.
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Department, Canterbury Health Laboratories and Department of Pathology, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand. lance.jennings@cdhb.govt.nz
authors.forename: Lance C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Jennings
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003704:Dementia / Q000150:complications*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009735:Nursing Homes; D012306:Risk; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D007252:Influenza Vaccines