Effect of patient reminder/recall interventions on immunization rates: A review

JAMA

Volumn 284, Issue 14, 2000, Pages 1820-1827

  Szilagyi, Peter G ^a   Bordley, Clayton ^b   Vann, Julie C ^b,c   Chelminski, Ann ^b   Kraus, Ronald M ^a   Margolis, Peter A ^b   Rodewald, Lance E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c USA   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DIS CONTR AND PREV   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; TETANUS TOXOID;

AGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; REVIEW; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TETANUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034638515     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.284.14.1820     Document Type: Review

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