title: Immunizations in adulthood.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 3518 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.
authors.forename: Tammy A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Santibanez
authors.forename: Richard Kent
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Zimmerman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D019433:Chickenpox Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004165:Diphtheria / Q000517:prevention & control; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization; D007115:Immunization Schedule; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000517:prevention & control; D022542:Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008875:Middle Aged; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D019433:Chickenpox Vaccine; D007252:Influenza Vaccines; D022542:Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines