Lack of compliance with national vaccination guidelines in oncology patients receiving radiation therapy

Journal of Supportive Oncology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 28-34

  Yee, Stephanie S ^a   Dutta, Pinaki R ^a   Solin, Lawrence J ^a   Vapiwala, Neha ^a   Kao, Gary D ^a  

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Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CENTER; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER OF UNKNOWN PRIMARY SITE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; LUNG CANCER; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; MORBIDITY; MYELOMA; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSTATE CANCER; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCOCCAL; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649217769     PISSN: 15446794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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