Influenza Immunization Coverage Among Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities Certified by CMS, 2005-2006: The Newest MDS Quality Indicator

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 59-69

  Bardenheier, Barbara H ^a   Wortley, Pascale ^a   Ahmed, Faruque ^a   Hales, Craig ^b   Shefer, Abigail ^a  

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

^b CDC   (United States)

Author keywords

influenza; long term care; MDS; racial disparity; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICAID; NURSING HOME PATIENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 73249137992     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2009.09.011     Document Type: Article

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