Improving uptake of influenza vaccination among older people: A randomised controlled trial

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 52, Issue 482, 2002, Pages

  Arthur, Antony J ^a   Matthews, Ruth J ^b   Jagger, Carol ^b   Clarke, Michael ^b   Hipkin, Alison ^c   Bennison, Dean P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c Latham House Medical Practice   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aged; Geriatric assessment; Influenza vaccine; Randomised controlled trial

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST OF ILLNESS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG UPTAKE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NURSING HOME; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL AREA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH; VACCINATION;

EID: 0036769409     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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