Immunization for seniors

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics

Volumn 30, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2002, Pages 128-134

  Bratzler, Dale W ^a   Christiaens, B F ^b   Hempstead, Katherine ^c   Nichol, Kristin L ^d,e  

^a Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality   (United States)

^b Montana State Senate   (United States)

^c Center for Health Statistics   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; STREPTOCOCCUS VACCINE; VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; COST CONTROL; ELDERLY CARE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MEDICARE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; PROPHYLAXIS; RACE DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAUCASIAN; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VACCINATION;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MONTANA; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

EID: 0036769471     PISSN: 10731105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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