Multi-level intervention to prevent influenza infections in older low income and minority adults

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 313-329

  Schensul, Jean J ^a   Radda, Kim ^a   Coman, Emil ^a   Vazquez, Elsie ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Campaign; Elders; Influenza; Intervention; Minority; Multi level; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUP; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CONNECTICUT; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VACCINATION;

EID: 67349233052     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-009-9235-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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