Quality improvement in critical access hospitals: Addressing immunizations prior to discharge

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 433-438

  Ellerbeck, Edward F ^a   Totten, Bonnie ^b   Markello, Samuel ^b   Patterson, Kelly ^b   Sipe, Thomas R ^c   Tilden, Chris ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Kansas Foundation for Medical Care   (United States)

^c Kansas Hospital Association   (United States)

^d KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; PNEUMONIA;

EID: 0141522729     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2003.tb00579.x     Document Type: Article

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