Delivery of Vaccines to Adults: Correlations with Physician Knowledge and Patient Variables

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 143-150

  Hershey, Charles O ^a,c   Karuza, Jurgis ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, 500 AND OVER; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; VACCINATION;

EID: 0031227622     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106286069701200302     Document Type: Article

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