Influenza vaccine text message reminders for urban, low-income pregnant women: A randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2014, Pages

  Stockwell, Melissa S ^a   Westhoff, Carolyn ^a   Kharbanda, Elyse Olshen ^b   Vargas, Celibell Y ^a   Camargo, Stewin ^a   Vawdrey, David K ^a   Castaño, Paula M ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMINDER SYSTEM; TEXT MESSAGING; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; NEW YORK CITY; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; REMINDER SYSTEMS; TEXT MESSAGING; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893446900     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301620     Document Type: Article

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