Racial and ethnic disparities in influenza vaccination coverage among adults during the 2004-2005 season

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 163, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 571-578

  Link, Michael W ^a,c   Ahluwalia, Indu B ^a   Euler, Gary L ^b   Bridges, Carolyn B ^b   Chu, Susan Y ^a   Wortley, Pascale M ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

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

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; Continental population groups; Ethnic groups; Immunization; Influenza, human; Public health

Indexed keywords

ETHNICITY; INFLUENZA; PUBLIC HEALTH; RACIAL DISPARITY; VACCINATION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MALE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEASON;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEASONS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33644926729     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwj086     Document Type: Article

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