Improving rates of pneumococcal vaccination on discharge from a tertiary center medical teaching unit: A prospective intervention

BMC Public Health

Volumn 5, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Thomas, Chandra M ^a   Loewen, Andrea ^a   Coffin, Carla ^a   Campbell, Norman R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VACCINATION; AGED; CANADA; CASE MANAGEMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT EDUCATION; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STANDARDS; UTILIZATION;

PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

AGED; ALBERTA; CASE MANAGEMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VACCINATION;

EID: 27644498575     PISSN: 14712458     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-5-110     Document Type: Article

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