Reducing medical service utilization by encouraging vaccines: Randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 284-288

  Berg, Gregory D ^a,c   Thomas, Eileen ^b   Silverstein, Steven ^a   Neel, Cheryl L ^b   Mireles, Matthew ^a  

^a McKesson   (United States)

^b Blue Cross Blue Shield Association   (United States)

^c Broomfield CO 80021 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLUE CROSS; BLUE SHIELD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCOCCAL; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

EID: 5644243241     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2004.07.001     Document Type: Article

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