Impact of postal invitations and user fee on influenza vaccination rates among the elderly. A randomized controlled trial in general practice

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 109-112

  Nexøe, Jørgen ^a   Kragstrup, Jakob ^a   Rønne, Tove ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aged; Chronic disease; Compliance; Family practice; Immunization programs economics; Influenza vaccine; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0030795656     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02813439709018497     Document Type: Article

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