Validation of self-report of influenza and pneumococcal vaccination status in elderly outpatients

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 173-177

  Mac Donald, Roderick ^a,b   Baken, Leslie ^a,b   Nelson, Andrew ^a,b   Nichol, Kristin L ^a,b  

^a VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Geriatrics; Vaccination, influenza vaccine, pneumococcal infection

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTPATIENT; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIAL VACCINES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; OUTPATIENTS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; VACCINATION;

EID: 0033120811     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-3797(98)00159-7     Document Type: Article

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