Implementing a standing order immunization policy: A minimalist intervention

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 38-44

  Gamble, George R ^a,b   Goldstein, Adam O ^a   Bearman, Rachel S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA; NURSE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; SEASON; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; MALE; NORTH CAROLINA; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES;

EID: 38549178445     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2008.01.060179     Document Type: Article

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