A multi-season national estimate of adult influenza vaccination by US office-based pediatricians, 2006-2011

Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 231-234

  Toback, Seth L ^a   Ambrose, Christopher S ^a  

^a MEDIMMUNE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult vaccination; Influenza vaccination; National estimate; Pediatrician

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BILLING AND CLAIMS; CHILD; DATA BASE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PANDEMIC; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; SEASON; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

EID: 84862025661     PISSN: 17502640     EISSN: 17502659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-2659.2011.00301.x     Document Type: Article

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