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How accurate are physician estimates of adult vaccination rates in their practice?
Physicians accurately estimate their adult immunization rates.
Doctors believe that their adult vaccination rates meet Healthy People 2010 Objectives.
On average, physicians overestimate vaccination rates of adult patients.
A good predictor of true vaccination rates are physician reports on how often they recommend influenza and pneumococcal vaccination to their 65 and older patients.
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