The role of qualitative methods for investigating barriers to adult immunization

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1058-1075

  Silverman, Myrna ^a   Terry, Martha Ann ^a   Zimmerman, Richard Kent ^a   Nutini, Jean F ^b   Ricci, Edmund M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVATION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; DATA COLLECTION; EVALUATION STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; OBSERVATION; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH DESIGN; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0036780203     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104973202129120449     Document Type: Article

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