Mailed reminders for area-wide influenza immunization: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-5

  Smith, David M ^a,b,c   Zhou, Xiao Hua ^a,b,c   Weinberger, Morris ^a,b,c   Smith, Faye ^b   McDonald, Robert C ^a,d  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; DEMOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032954572     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb01893.x     Document Type: Article

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