An audit of influenza and pneumococcal vaccination in rheumatology outpatients

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 8, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Sowden, Evin ^a   Mitchell, William S ^a  

^a FURNESS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; GOLD; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; LEFLUNOMIDE; METHOTREXATE; PENICILLAMINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PROPHYLAXIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK FACTOR; VACCINATION; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG EFFECT; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOLOGY; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODY FORMATION; ARTHRITIS, PSORIATIC; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; OUTPATIENTS; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHEUMATOLOGY; RISK FACTORS; VACCINATION;

EID: 34547897349     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-8-58     Document Type: Article

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