Standing orders in an ambulatory setting increases influenza vaccine usage in older people

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1008-1010

  Goebel, Lynne J ^a   Neitch, Shirley M ^a   Mufson, Maurice A ^a  

^a MARSHALL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Healthcare quality; Influenza vaccine

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; STANDING; VACCINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; ELDERLY CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WEST VIRGINIA;

EID: 23444448619     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.53320.x     Document Type: Article

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