Feasibility of a randomized controlled trial to evaluate Text Reminders for Immunization Compliance in Kids (TRICKs)

Vaccine

Volumn 30, Issue 36, 2012, Pages 5305-5309

  Ahlers Schmidt, Carolyn R ^a   Chesser, Amy K ^a   Nguyen, Tuan ^a   Brannon, Jennifer ^a   Hart, Traci A ^b   Williams, Katherine S ^a   Wittler, Robert R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WICHITA   (United States)

^b WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Appointment; Immunization; Parent; Reminder; Timeliness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMMUNICATION SOFTWARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INTERVIEW; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TEXT MESSAGING;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; REMINDER SYSTEMS; TEXT MESSAGING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864020491     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: 18732518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.06.058     Document Type: Article

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