Immunization guidelines for adult patients: An annual update and a challenge

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 53-54

  Poland, Gregory A ^a   Schaffner, William ^b  

^a Mayo Vaccine Research Group   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCAL POLYSACCHARIDE VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ASTHMA; CAREGIVER; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; HERPES ZOSTER; IMMUNIZATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WART VIRUS;

EID: 58149385971     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-150-1-200901060-00011     Document Type: Editorial

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