Promoting disease prevention as a priority intervention

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 60, Issue 13, 2003, Pages 1317-

  Woods, Mark ^a   Robke, Jill T ^a  

^a ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

DRUG SCREENING; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA; PATIENT MONITORING; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; VACCINATION; INFECTION CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; PHARMACISTS;

EID: 0242273295     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/60.13.1317     Document Type: Editorial

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