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Survey of vaccination practices in patients with diabetes: A report examining patient and provider perceptions and barriers

In a cross-sectional study involving 279 patients with diabetes attending a primary care center the proportion of patients vaccinated for seasonal influenza, pneumococcus and hepatitis B was 40%, 2% and 2%, respectively. We found significant barriers for vaccination in 24% of patients and in 42% of...

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Autores principales: Alvarez, Carlos E., Clichici, Luciana, Patricia Guzmán-Libreros, Angela, Navarro-Francés, Mariola, Ena, Javier
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5651284/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29067263
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcte.2017.06.002
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Sumario:In a cross-sectional study involving 279 patients with diabetes attending a primary care center the proportion of patients vaccinated for seasonal influenza, pneumococcus and hepatitis B was 40%, 2% and 2%, respectively. We found significant barriers for vaccination in 24% of patients and in 42% of providers.