Overcoming barriers to pneumococcal vaccination in patients with pneumonia

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 18-29

  Scheurer, Danielle B ^a   Cawley, Patrick J ^b   Brown, Shirley B ^b   Heffner, John E ^c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Community acquired pneumonia; Pneumococcal vaccination; Pneumonia; Pneumovax

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INPATIENTS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SOUTH CAROLINA;

EID: 32144440301     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860605280314     Document Type: Article

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