Delivering Pneumococcal Vaccine to a High Risk Population: The Navajo Experience
Benin AL, Watt JP, O'Brien KL, Reid R, Zell ER, Katz S, Donaldson C, Schuchat A, Santosham M, Whitney CG. Delivering Pneumococcal Vaccine to a High Risk Population: The Navajo Experience. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics 2005, 1: 66-69. PMID: 17038821, DOI: 10.4161/hv.1.2.1562.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedArizonaCross-Sectional StudiesDelivery of Health CareFemaleHumansImmunization ProgramsIndians, North AmericanMaleMiddle AgedNew MexicoPneumococcal InfectionsPneumococcal VaccinesPopulation SurveillanceRiskSample SizeUnited StatesUnited States Public Health ServiceUtahConceptsIndian Health ServiceVaccine indicationsVaccination programHealth servicesPneumococcal polysaccharide vaccineHealthy People 2010High-risk populationPublic health nursingCross-sectional studyNavajo adultsPneumococcal diseasePneumococcal vaccinePolysaccharide vaccineMedical chartsPreventable diseaseHealth nursingPersons 18Home visitsRisk populationsUniversal health insuranceExcellent delivery systemHealth insuranceNavajo patientsVaccineHigh rate