Impact of the 2004 influenza vaccine shortage on repeat immunization rates

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 541-547

  Schade, Charles P ^a   Hannah, Karen L ^a  

^a West Virginia Medical Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Human; Immunization; Influenza; Influenza vaccination; Vaccine shortage

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MEDICARE; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; MEDICARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; WEST VIRGINIA;

EID: 33845491490     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.644     Document Type: Article

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