Impact of pharmacists as immunizers on influenza vaccination coverage in the community-setting in Nova Scotia, Canada: 2013-2015

Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Isenor, Jennifer E ^a,b   Killen, Jessica L ^a   Billard, Beverly A ^c   McNeil, Shelly A ^a,b   MacDougall, Donna ^a,d   Halperin, Beth A ^a   Slayter, Kathryn L ^a,e   Bowles, Susan K ^a,b,f  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Nova Scotia Department of Health   (Canada)

^d ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^f NOVA SCOTIA HEALTH AUTHORITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Immunization; Influenza vaccination; Pharmaceutical services; Pharmacist; Vaccine coverage

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MALE; MASS IMMUNIZATION; NOVA SCOTIA; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; SCOPE OF PRACTICE; SEX RATIO;

EID: 84992108921     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20523211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40545-016-0084-4     Document Type: Article

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