Influenza and pneumococcal vaccination of adults aged ≥65: Racial/ethnic differences

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 412-420

  Singleton, James A ^a   Santibanez, Tammy A ^a   Wortley, Pascale M ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RACE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 29144505279     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2005.08.012     Document Type: Article

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