Pneumococcal Vaccination in Nursing Homes: Does Race Make a Difference?

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 641-647

  Marsteller, Jill A ^a,b   Tiggle, Ronald B ^a   Remsburg, Robin E ^a   Bardenheier, Barbara ^c   Shefer, Abigail ^c   Han, Beth ^d  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

Author keywords

nursing homes; pneumococcal disease; race; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICARE; NEGRO; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; RACE DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; VACCINATION;

EID: 55049101637     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2008.03.016     Document Type: Article

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