Factors conditioning effectiveness of a reminder/recall system to improve influenza vaccination in asthmatic children

Vaccine

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 633-635

  Esposito, Susanna ^a   Pelucchi, Claudio ^b   Tel, Francesca ^a   Chiarelli, Gabriella ^a   Sabatini, Caterina ^a   Semino, Margherita ^a   Marseglia, Gian Luigi ^c   De Mattia, Domenico ^d   Principi, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asthma; Influenza; Influenza vaccination

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PEDIATRICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; REMINDER SYSTEM; SCHOOL CHILD; TELEPHONE;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; REMINDER SYSTEMS; TELEPHONE; VACCINATION;

EID: 58249106128     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2008.11.043     Document Type: Article

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