Pneumococcal vaccination in hospitalized elderly patients: Role of the pharmacist

Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 199-208

  Wong Beringer, Annie ^a   Brodetsky, Elena ^b   Quist, Ryan ^a  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b Simi Valley Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; DRUG EFFICACY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; RISK FACTOR; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; VACCINATION;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CALIFORNIA; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, 500 AND OVER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; PHARMACISTS; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCOCCAL; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; VACCINATION;

EID: 12244296458     PISSN: 02770008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1592/phco.23.2.199.32085     Document Type: Article

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