Immunization Rates and Beliefs among Elderly Patients of Inner City Neighborhood Health Centers

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 197-206

  Zimmerman, Richard Kent ^a   Mieczkowski, Tammy A ^a   Wilson, Stephen A ^b  

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

^b St Margaret Memorial Hospital   (United States)

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EID: 84992806449     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/152483990200300215     Document Type: Article

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