Successful implementation of a combined pneumococcal and influenza vaccination program in a Canadian emergency department

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 371-377

  Pearson, Eleena ^a   Lang, Eddy ^a   Colacone, Antoinette ^a   Farooki, Nadia ^b   Afilalo, Marc ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Influenza; Pneumococcal; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFORMED CONSENT; LOBAR PNEUMONIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCREENING TEST; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT REFUSAL; VACCINATION;

EID: 29844437244     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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