Immunizations in adulthood

Tammy A Santibanez; Richard Kent Zimmerman

doi:10.1016/s0095-4543(02)00017-9

Immunizations in adulthood

Prim Care. 2002 Sep;29(3):649-65. doi: 10.1016/s0095-4543(02)00017-9.

Authors

Tammy A Santibanez¹, Richard Kent Zimmerman

Affiliation

¹ Department of Family Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 3518 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.

PMID: 12529903
DOI: 10.1016/s0095-4543(02)00017-9

Abstract

Vaccine preventable diseases continue to be a sizable burden to adults in the United States. Despite availability of safe and effective vaccines, immunization rates remain low. While various patient, clinician, and system factors can be barriers to adult vaccination, physicians recommendations to their patients to receive the vaccinations for which they are indicated is strongly related to a patient's receipt of these immunizations.

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Attitude of Health Personnel
Chickenpox Vaccine / administration & dosage
Diphtheria / prevention & control
Health Services Accessibility
Humans
Immunization Schedule
Immunization*
Influenza Vaccines / administration & dosage
Influenza Vaccines / adverse effects
Influenza, Human / prevention & control
Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine / administration & dosage
Middle Aged
Pneumococcal Infections / prevention & control
Pneumococcal Vaccines / administration & dosage
Pneumococcal Vaccines / adverse effects

Substances

Chickenpox Vaccine
Influenza Vaccines
Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine
Pneumococcal Vaccines