Programmatic challenges in obtaining and confirming the pneumococcal vaccination status of cochlear implant recipients

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1334-1336

  Carpenter, Ryan M ^a   Limb, Charles J ^a   Francis, Howard W ^a   Gottschalk, Barbara ^a   Niparko, John K ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Challenges; Cochlear implants; Pneumococcal vaccination

Indexed keywords

PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; VACCINATION;

COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; VACCINATION;

EID: 77958105400     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e3181f395c0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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