Vaccination in the elderly: an immunological perspective

Successful vaccination of the elderly against important infectious pathogens that cause high morbidity and mortality represents a growing public health priority. Building on the theme of aging and immunosenescence, we review mechanisms of human immunosenescence and the immune response to currently l...

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Published in:	Trends in immunology Vol. 30; no. 7; pp. 351 - 359
Main Authors:	Chen, Wilbur H., Kozlovsky, Bernard F., Effros, Rita B., Grubeck-Loebenstein, Beatrix, Edelman, Robert, Sztein, Marcelo B.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2009 Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Age Aged Aging Aging - immunology Aging - metabolism Allergy and Immunology Antibody Formation Arthritis Bacterial Vaccines - immunology Bacterial Vaccines - therapeutic use Blood pressure Cell culture Cell cycle Cell division Chronic illnesses Communicable Disease Control Communicable Diseases - immunology Disease Encephalitis Heart attacks Hepatitis Humans Hypertension Immune system Immunity, Cellular Infections Influenza Lymphocytes Mortality Telomerase Tropical diseases Vaccination Vaccines Viral Vaccines - immunology Viral Vaccines - therapeutic use Vitamin E
ISSN:	1471-4906, 1471-4981
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