Distribution of influenza vaccine to high-risk groups

Epidemiologic Reviews

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 54-70

  Ompad, Danielle C ^a   Galea, Sandro ^a,b   Vlahov, David ^a  

^a NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult; Aged; Child; Immunization; Influenza, human; Review; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA BASE; ETHNOLOGY; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REGISTER; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; STAFF TRAINING; STANDARDIZATION; TELEPHONE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY NETWORKS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTHY PEOPLE PROGRAMS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 33747884130     PISSN: 0193936X     EISSN: 14786729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/epirev/mxj004     Document Type: Review

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