Impact of communication on preventive services among deaf American sign language users

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 75-79

  McKee, Michael M ^a,b   Barnett, Steve L ^a,b   Block, Robert C ^c   Pearson, Thomas A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Family Medicine Research Programs   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; SIGN LANGUAGE;

AGED; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; COMMUNICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEAFNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SIGN LANGUAGE;

EID: 79958865032     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2011.03.004     Document Type: Article

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