Promoting pneumococcal immunizations among rural Medicare beneficiaries using multiple strategies

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 506-510

  Johnson, Elizabeth A ^a   Harwell, Todd S ^b   Donahue, Peg M ^a   Weisner, M'liss A ^a   McInerney, Michael J ^a   Holzman, Greg S ^c   Helgerson, Steven D ^d  

^a Mountain Pacific Qual Hlth Found   (United States)

^b MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d Cogswell Building ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MALE; MEDICARE; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; VACCINATION;

EID: 0141745829     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2003.tb00589.x     Document Type: Article

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