Implementing an inpatient pharmacy-based pneumococcal vaccination program

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 58, Issue 19, 2001, Pages 1852-1855

  Noped, Jennifer Carroll ^a,c   Schomberg, Regina ^b  

^a WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH   (United States)

^b WFUBMC   (United States)

^c WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; PATIENT SELECTION; PHARMACY; PILOT STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TREATMENT INDICATION; VACCINATION;

EID: 0035478566     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/58.19.1852     Document Type: Article

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