Increasing the coverage of vaccination against influenza by general practitioners

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 183-187

  Perenboom, Rom J M ^a   Davidse, Wim ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

general practitioners; influenza; population; vaccination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT SELECTION; RISK FACTORS; VACCINATION;

EID: 0029894961     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubmed.a024478     Document Type: Article

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