The obstetrician-gynecologist's role in adult immunization

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 187, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 984-988

  Gonik, Bernard ^a   Fasano, Nancy ^b   Foster, Sarah ^c  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DIS CONTR AND PREV   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunization; Infectious diseases; Primary care; Vaccine preventable diseases

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA TETANUS TOXOID; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; RUBELLA VACCINE; VACCINE;

AWARENESS; CANCER PREVENTION; CHICKENPOX; DIPHTHERIA; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOGENICITY; INFECTION; INFLUENZA; MEASLES; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORTALITY; MUMPS; PHYSICIAN; PREGNANCY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TETANUS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036793553     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2002.128027     Document Type: Article

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