Early connections: Effectiveness of a pre-call intervention to improve immunisation coverage and timeliness

Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 189-198

  Goodyear Smith, Felicity ^a   Grant, Cameron ^a   Poole, Tracey ^a   Petousis Harris, Helen ^a   Turner, Nikki ^a   Perera, Rafael ^b   Harnden, Anthony ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General practice; Immunization; Intervention studies; Randomized controlled trial; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865835826     PISSN: 11726164     EISSN: 11726156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/hc12189     Document Type: Article

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