Assessing disparities in adult vaccination using multimodal approaches in primary care offices: Methodology

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 217-227

  Zimmerman, Richard K ^a,b   Nowalk, Mary Patricia ^a   Terry, Martha Ann ^b   Raymund, Mahlon ^a   Tabbarah, Melissa ^a   Fox, Dwight E ^a   Wilson, Stephen A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c St Margaret Memorial Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Immunization; Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine; Primary care

Indexed keywords

PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNICITY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; VACCINATION;

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MEDICAL AUDIT; MINORITY GROUPS; PENNSYLVANIA; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIVATE PRACTICE; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 40549096414     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-007-9247-6     Document Type: Article

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