Organising services for influenza vaccination for older people

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 85-90

  Dixon Woods, Mary ^a   Brown, Hilary ^a   Arthur, Antony ^b,c   Matthews, Ruth ^a   Jagger, Carol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; INFLUENZA;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ELDERLY CARE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICE; HERD IMMUNITY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INTERVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, HERD; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INTERVIEWS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL MARKETING;

EID: 2342477854     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/135581904322987490     Document Type: Article

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