A randomised, clinical trial comparing the effectiveness of hospital and community-based reminder systems for increasing uptake of influenza and pneumococcal vaccine in hospitalised patients aged 65 years and over

Gerontology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-40

  MacIntyre, C R ^a,c   Kainer, M A ^b   Brown, G V ^a  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Department of Human Services ^*  (Australia)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

Elderly; Hospital; Influenza; Pneumococcus; Prevention; RCT; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMINDER SYSTEM; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INPATIENTS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; VACCINATION;

EID: 18744391937     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000066500     Document Type: Article

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