Increasing influenza and pneumococcal vaccination and tuberculosis screening among residents of Colorado long-term care facilities

Evaluation and the Health Professions

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 466-483

  Schluter, W William ^a   Ralston, Debra L ^b   Delaney, Richard J ^b   Sauaia, Angela ^b   Dunn, Thomas R ^b  

^a Colorado Foundation for Medical Care ^*  (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; TUBERCULIN;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; REVIEW; STAFF TRAINING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

COLORADO; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INSERVICE TRAINING; MASS SCREENING; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TUBERCULOSIS; VACCINATION;

EID: 0032699273     PISSN: 01632787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/01632789922034419     Document Type: Review

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