Knowledge and beliefs about influenza, pneumococcal disease, and immunizations among older people

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1711-1716

  Santibanez, Tammy A ^a   Nowalk, M Patricia ^a   Zimmerman, Richard K ^a,b   Jewell, Ilene Katz ^b   Bardella, Inis J ^a   Wilson, Stephen A ^c   Terry, Martha A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c St Margaret Memorial Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunization programs utilization; Influenza vaccination; Pneumococcal vaccination; Prevention

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; VACCINATION; VIRUS INFECTION;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INTERVIEWS; MALE; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; VACCINATION;

EID: 0036797348     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2002.50466.x     Document Type: Article

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