A decade of experience with an inpatient pneumococcal vaccination program

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 148-152

  Robke, Jill True ^a   Woods, Mark ^a  

^a ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Documentation; Hospitals; Immunization; Pharmaceutical services; Pharmacists, hospital; Pharmacy, institutional, hospital; Pneumococcal infections; Pneumococcal vaccines; Pneumonia; Vaccines

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; AUTHORITY; CLINICAL PATHWAY; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; DOCUMENTATION; EXPECTATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

EID: 75149173559     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp080638     Document Type: Article

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