Text messaging reminders for influenza vaccine in primary care: A cluster randomised controlled trial (TXT4FLUJAB)

BMJ Open

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Herrett, Emily ^a   Williamson, Elizabeth ^a   Van Staa, Tjeerd ^b,c   Ranopa, Michael ^a   Free, Caroline ^a   Chadborn, Tim ^d   Goldacre, Ben ^a,e   Smeeth, Liam ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HAWTHORNE EFFECT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART DISEASE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TEXT MESSAGING; ADOLESCENT; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; REMINDER SYSTEM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REMINDER SYSTEMS; TEXT MESSAGING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84960410112     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010069     Document Type: Article

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