Project Protect: Pneumococcal vaccination in Washington State nursing homes

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 91-96

  deHart, M Patricia ^a   Salinas, Sandra K ^b   Barnette Jr , Leslie J ^b,c   Lewis, Kristen D C ^b   Mustin, Henry D ^b   Corbett, Constance ^a   Green, Pamela K ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b QUALIS HEALTH   (United States)

^c Immunization Action Coalition of WA   (United States)

Author keywords

Nursing homes; Pneumococcal; Standing orders; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; POLYSACCHARIDE VACCINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NURSING HOME; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZATION; RESIDENTIAL HOME; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

EID: 14844340756     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2005.01.001     Document Type: Article

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