Correlation between family physician’s direct advice and pneumococcal vaccination intention and behavior among the elderly in Japan: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Vaccination is an important element of health maintenance in family medicine. The 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) is highly recommended for the elderly, but its uptake is low in Japan. Primary care system remains under development and preventive services tend to be...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:BMC Fam Pract
Main Authors: Higuchi, Mariko, Narumoto, Keiichiro, Goto, Takahiro, Inoue, Machiko
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2018
Subjects:
Research Article
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6123972/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30185157
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12875-018-0841-3
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Similar Items