Implementation of universal influenza immunization recommendations for healthy young children: Results of a randomized, controlled trial with registry-based recall

Pediatrics

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 146-154

  Kempe, Allison ^a,c   Daley, Matthew F ^a,c   Barrow, Jennifer ^c   Allred, Norma ^d   Hester, Nellie ^c   Beaty, Brenda L ^c   Crane, Lori A ^b,c   Pearson, Kellyn ^c   Berman, Stephen ^a,c  

^a Children's Hospital Colorado   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Immunization registry; Immunizations; Influenza; Reminder recall

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGISTER; SEASON; UNITED STATES; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MASS MEDIUM; PEDIATRICS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; REMINDER SYSTEM; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VACCINATION;

COLORADO; DATA COLLECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; IMMUNIZATION, SECONDARY; INFANT; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MASS MEDIA; PEDIATRICS; REGISTRIES; REMINDER SYSTEMS; VACCINATION;

EID: 16844377558     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 00314005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2004-1804     Document Type: Article

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