Prospects for an Emergency Department—Based Adult Immunization Program

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 147, Issue 11, 1987, Pages 1999-2001

  Polis, Michael A ^a   Smith, Jeffrey P ^b   Sainer, Deborah ^b   Brenneman, Maria N ^b   Kaslow, Richard A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ADULT; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BACTERIAL VACCINES; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINE; INTERVIEWS; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0023508446     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.1987.00370110127019     Document Type: Article

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