"it's easier in pharmacy": Why some patients prefer to pay for flu jabs rather than use the National Health Service

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 14, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Anderson, Claire ^a   Thornley, Tracey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community pharmacy; Immunisation; Influenza; Patient group directions; Private; Risk groups; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MALE; MEDICAL FEE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PHARMACY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEES, MEDICAL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PHARMACIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATE MEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892692491     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-14-35     Document Type: Article

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