Meningococcal meningitis prevention programs for college students: A review of the literature

Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 185-193

  Butler, Karen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

College students; Educational programs; Evidence review; Meningococcal meningitis prevention; Vaccination rates

Indexed keywords

MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE;

CINAHL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COLLEGE STUDENT; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EPIDEMIC MENINGITIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDLINE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOUSING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MENINGITIS, MENINGOCOCCAL; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS; STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; VACCINATION;

EID: 33845656481     PISSN: 1545102X     EISSN: 17416787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6787.2006.00069.x     Document Type: Review

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