Strategies for improving pneumococcal vaccination in eligible patients

Current Infectious Disease Reports

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 231-237

  Smith, James M ^a   Craig, Thomas J ^b  

^a Veterans Integrated Service Network 3   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS POLYSACCHARIDE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEPATITIS B; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA; LOBAR PNEUMONIA; MEDICARE; META ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING; VETERAN;

EID: 33646796750     PISSN: 15233847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11908-006-0064-y     Document Type: Article

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