Randomized trial of a program to increase staff infl uenza vaccination in primary care clinics

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 293-298

  Abramson, Zvi Howard ^a,b   Avni, Ohad ^a,b   Levi, Orit ^a   Miskin, Ian Nigel ^a,b  

^a CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Control; Health personnel; Immunization; Infl uenza prevention ; Primary health care; Promotional program

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; ISRAEL; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ISRAEL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955162756     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.1132     Document Type: Article

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