The vote and vax program: Public health at polling places

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 476-480

  Shenson, Douglas ^a,b,c,d,f   Adams, Mary ^e  

^a Sickness Prevention Achieved through Regional Collaboration   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Yale Griffin Prevention Research Center   (United States)

^d ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Target Health Data LLC   (United States)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Community based programs; Elders; Influenza; Prevention; Vaccinations

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

AUTHORITY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; ELECTION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MEDICAL FEE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; INFLUENZA; MALE; MASS IMMUNIZATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POLITICS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POLITICS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 56149119193     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PHH.0000333883.52893.c8     Document Type: Short Survey

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