Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccinations among Nursing Home Residents: A Systematic Review

Gerontologist

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2018, Pages e205-e217

  Travers, Jasmine L ^a   Schroeder, Krista L ^a   Blaylock, Thomas E ^b   Stone, Patricia W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

^c Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Health disparities; Immunization; Long term care; Policy; Vaccines

Indexed keywords

AGED; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MINORITY HEALTH; NURSING HOME; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VACCINATION;

AGED; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MINORITY HEALTH; NURSING HOMES; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; VACCINATION;

EID: 85051013902     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnw193     Document Type: Review

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