Assessing predictors of influenza and pneumonia vaccination in rural senior adults

Journal of Health and Social Policy

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 13-38

  Madhavan, S Suresh ^a   Borker, Rohit D ^a   Fernandes, Ancilla W ^a   Amonkar, Mayur M ^a   Rosenbluth, S Alan ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunization; Influenza; Pneumonia; Predictors; Rural; Seniors

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA;

ADULT; AGED; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; PNEUMONIA; REVIEW; RURAL POPULATION; VACCINATION;

AGED; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

EID: 4644253005     PISSN: 08977186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J045v18n04_02     Document Type: Review

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