Increasing influenza and pneumococcal immunization rates in a nursing home network

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 678-684

  Nace, David A ^a   Perera, Subashan ^a,b   Handler, Steven M ^a,c   Muder, Robert ^c   Hoffman, Erika L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care workers; Immunizations; Influenza; Nursing homes; Pneumococcal vaccine

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; E-MAIL; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING HOME; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 82455205905     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2010.05.002     Document Type: Article

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