Influenza and pneumonococcal vaccination in long term care facilities in two regions of Quebec

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 296-300

  De Wals, Philippe ^a   Carbonneau, Michel ^b   Payette, Hélène ^b   Niyonsenga, Théophile ^b  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

immunization; influenza; nursing homes; pneumococcus; Quebec; vaccine

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFORMED CONSENT; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; VACCINATION;

EID: 0029824561     PISSN: 11802332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/1996/456584     Document Type: Article

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