Brief report: Risk factors for pneumococcal vaccine refusal in adults
- 1 July 2005
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of General Internal Medicine
- Vol. 20 (7) , 650-652
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-1497.2005.0118.x
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Invasive pneumococcal disease is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Despite availability of an effective vaccine, many patients refuse vaccination.Keywords
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