Herpes zoster knowledge, prevalence, vaccination rate by race

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 45-51

  Lee, Tae Joon ^a   Hayes, Stella ^a   Cummings, Doyle M ^a   Cao, Qing ^a   Carpenter, Kristin ^a   Heim, Leah ^a   Edwards, Hollie ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Health services for the aged; Herpes zoster; Immunization; Public health; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

VARICELLA ZOSTER VACCINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT INDICATION; VACCINATION;

EID: 84872254447     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2013.01.120154     Document Type: Article

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