What affects influenza vaccination rates among older patients? An analysis from inner-city, suburban, rural, and veterans affairs practices

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 31-38

  Zimmerman, Richard Kent ^a,b,e   Santibanez, Tammy A ^a   Janosky, Janine E ^a   Fine, Michael J ^d   Raymund, Mahlon ^a   Wilson, Stephen A ^c   Bardella, Inis Jane ^a   Medsger, Anne R ^b   Nowalk, Mary Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Highland Drive Division (116 A H)   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG INDICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLDIER; TELEPHONE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0037249283     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(02)01421-3     Document Type: Article

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