Anthrax Vaccination in the Millennium Cohort. Validation and Measures of Health

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 347-353

  Smith, Besa ^a   Leard, Cynthia A ^a   Smith, Tyler C ^a   Reed, Robert J ^a   Ryan, Margaret A K ^a  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARMY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KAPPA STATISTICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHRAX; ANTHRAX VACCINES; COHORT STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947310757     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2006.12.015     Document Type: Article

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