Influenza and pneumococcal vaccination rates among Greek diabetic patients in primary care

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 110-111

  Sotiropoulos, A ^a   Merkouris, P ^a   Gikas, A ^b   Skourtis, S ^a   Skliros, E ^b   Lanaras, L ^b   Nikolaou, T ^c   Pappas, S ^a  

^a Saint Panteleimon General Hospital   (Greece)

^b Regional Hospital of Lamia   (Greece)

^c HIPPOKRATION HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ADULT; AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES;

EID: 13244278009     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2005.01365.x     Document Type: Letter

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