A Need to Update and Revise the Pneumococcal Vaccine Recommendations for Adults

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 138, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 999-1000

  Gardner, Pierce ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

AGE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG INDICATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; VACCINATION; AGED; MIDDLE AGED; NOTE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

AGED; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

EID: 0038808772     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-138-12-200306170-00014     Document Type: Review

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