Vaccinations /

Get a quick, expert overview of the essentials of today's vaccinations for adults, including current guidelines and recommendations. This concise, clinically-focused resource, edited by Drs. Gregory A. Poland and Jennifer Whitaker, consolidates today's available information on this importa...

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Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology.
Group Author: Poland, Gregory A.
Published: Elsevier,
Publisher Address: St. Louis, MIssouri :
Publication Dates: 2019
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780323554350
Summary: Get a quick, expert overview of the essentials of today's vaccinations for adults, including current guidelines and recommendations. This concise, clinically-focused resource, edited by Drs. Gregory A. Poland and Jennifer Whitaker, consolidates today's available information on this important topic into one convenient resource, making it an ideal reference for primary care physicians and nurses who need easily accessible information on adult vaccination best practices. Key Features: Covers essentials of vaccine safety and discussing vaccine hesitancy with patients. Addresses special populations including the elderly, immunocompromised patients, and adult travelers. Provides up-to-date information on zoster vaccines, Zika vaccine prospects, influenza vaccines, meningococcal vaccines, and pneumococcal vaccines. --
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations (color)
ISBN: 9780323554367
0323554369
Index Number: RM281
CLC: R186
Contents: Vaccine safety /
Interpersonal communication approaches to increase adult vaccine acceptance /
Special considerations for vaccines and the elderly /
Herpes zoster vaccines : what's new? /
Zika vaccines : current state /
Influenza vaccines : are they efficacious or not? /
Practical use of meningococcal vaccines : whom and when to vaccinate /
Vaccine immunology : what do clinicians need to know? /
Vaccine use in immunocompromised adults : challenges and solutions /
Vaccines for adult travelers : when and why? /
Immunizations for healthcare personnel /
Pneumococcal vaccines in adults : who, what, when? /