National community pharmacy NHS influenza vaccination service in Wales: A primary care mixed methods study

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 66, Issue 645, 2016, Pages e248-e257

  Evans, Andrew M ^a   Wood, Fiona C ^b   Carter, Ben ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community pharmacy services; General practice; Immunisation; Pharmacy

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG COST; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKLOAD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VACCINATION; WALES;

COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; VACCINATION; WALES;

EID: 84962541369     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp16X684349     Document Type: Article

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