Who's getting shots and who's not: Racial/ethnic disparities in immunization coverage

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 2 SUPPL. 3, 2005, Pages

  Wortley, Pascale ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DIS CONTR AND PREV   (United States)

Author keywords

Disparities; Immunization; Influenza; Pneumococcal

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONSULTATION; EDUCATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA; NEGRO; PNEUMONIA; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; RACE DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCOCCAL; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 20744447623     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (3)

1. CDC. Racial/ethnic disparities in influenza and pneumococcal vaccination levels among persons aged >65 years - United States, 1989-2001. Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2003;52(4): 958-962.
2. CDC. Reasons reported by Medicare beneficiaries for not receiving influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations - United States, 1996. Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1999;48:556-561.
3. Ni H, Schiller J, Hao C, Cohen R, Barnes P. Early release of selected estimates based on data from the first quarter 2003 National Health Interview Survey. US Department of Health and Human Services, CDC, National Center for Health Statistics. Available at: www.cdc.gov. Accessed on: 12/10/04.