Increasing influenza and pneumococcal immunization rates: A randomized controlled study of a senior center-based intervention

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 123-131

  Krieger, James W ^a,d   Castorina, Joseph S ^c,e   Walls, Mary L ^b   Weaver, Marcia R ^a,d   Ciske, Sandra ^a,d  

^a Seattle and King County   (United States)

^b Ctrl Area Sr Ctr/Sr Serv K   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e NE Health Care Quality Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaccines; Community based studies; Comparative studies; Immunization programs; Influenza vaccine; Preventive health services; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL VACCINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BACTERIAL VACCINES; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INCOME; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCOCCAL; URBAN POPULATION; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0033978180     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-3797(99)00134-8     Document Type: Article

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