Randomized controlled trial of text message reminders for increasing influenza vaccination

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 507-514

  Regan, Annette K ^a,b   Bloomfield, Lauren ^c,d   Peters, Ian ^e   Effler, Paul V ^c,f  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

^d EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e Datavation Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health promotion; Health services; Influenza vaccines; Text messaging

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMINDER SYSTEM; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TEXT MESSAGING; VACCINATION; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMINDER SYSTEMS; TEXT MESSAGING; VACCINATION; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85034436508     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.2120     Document Type: Article

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