Factors inhibiting use of the pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine: A survey of Connecticut physicians

Connecticut Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 649-654

  Metersky, Mark L ^a   Mennone, John Z ^c   Fine, Jonathan M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NORWALK HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOPROPHYLAXIS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION CONTROL; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCOCCAL; TREATMENT REFUSAL; VACCINATION; VACCINES, INACTIVATED;

EID: 0032421036     PISSN: 00106178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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