Pneumococcal pneumonia and influenza vaccination: Access to and use by US Hispanic Medicare beneficiaries

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1545-1550

  Mark, Tami L ^a,b   Paramore, L Clark ^a  

^a Proj HOPE Center for Health Affairs   (United States)

^b Project HOPE Center for Health Affairs   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MALE; MEDICARE; NORMAL HUMAN; SOCIOECONOMICS; VACCINATION;

EID: 0029972316     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.86.11.1545     Document Type: Article

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