A national examination of pharmacy-based immunization statutes and their association with influenza vaccinations and preventive health

Vaccine

Volumn 34, Issue 30, 2016, Pages 3463-3468

  McConeghy, Kevin W ^a   Wing, Coady ^b  

^a PROVIDENCE VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care delivery; Immunization; Influenza; Pharmacist; Public health; Scope of practice statutes; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETIC FOOT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACIES; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84973559121     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: 18732518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.04.076     Document Type: Article

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