Increasing seasonal influenza vaccination uptake using community pharmacies: Experience from the Isle of Wight, England

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 362-367

  Warner, John Gary ^a   Portlock, Jane ^b   Smith, Jenifer ^c   Rutter, Paul ^d  

^a Regent Pharmacy   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

community pharmacy; health promotion; pharmaceutical public health

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEASONAL INFLUENZA;

COMMUNITY PHARMACY; HEALTH PROMOTION; PHARMACEUTICAL PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; VACCINATION;

EID: 84887483418     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: 20427174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijpp.12037     Document Type: Article

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