Improving influenza vaccine coverage among asthmatics: A practice-based research network study

Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 227-234

  Walter, Emmanuel B ^a,b   Hellkamp, Anne S ^a   Goldberg, Kenneth C ^a   Montgomery, Debra ^a   Patterson, Beth ^a   Dolor, Rowena J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION;

EID: 44349161662     PISSN: 10796533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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