Assessing influenza vaccine utilization in physician offices serving adult patients: Experience during a season of vaccine delays and shortages

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 307-313

  Iwane, Marika K ^a   Singleton, James A ^b   Walton, Kimp ^a   Coulen, Charmaine ^b   Wooten, Karen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Influenza; Physicians; Vaccination; Vaccine shortage

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICIAN; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLE; SEASONAL VARIATION; THERAPY DELAY; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); FEMALE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34247276128     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PHH.0000267689.61647.f4     Document Type: Article

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