Influenza immunizations provided by EMS agencies: The MEDICVAX project

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 74-78

  Mosesso, Vince N ^a   Packer, C Richard ^b   McMahon, Joan ^c   Auble, Thomas E ^a   Paris, Paul M ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Allegheny County Health Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency medical services; Emergency medical technicians; Immunization; Influenza; Preventive health services

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESCUE PERSONNEL;

EID: 0037236651     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120390937139     Document Type: Article

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