Influenza vaccine in African-American and white nursing home residents: Is there a gap?

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2164-2165

  Bardenheier, Barbara H ^a   Wortley, Pascale M ^a   Shefer, Abigail ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ETHNICITY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LETTER; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING HOME PATIENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RACE DIFFERENCE;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; NURSING HOMES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350448814     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02535.x     Document Type: Letter

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