Tailored Interventions to Increase Influenza Vaccination in Neighborhood Health Centers Serving the Disadvantaged
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Tailored interventions to increase influenza vaccination in neighborhood health centers serving the disadvantaged.
OBJECTIVES We designed and evaluated interventions to increase adult immunizations within inner-city health centers. METHODS Interventions included reminders, standing orders, and walk-in "flu shot clinics." Patients were surveyed and records evaluated. RESULTS Records from 1 center showed that immunization rates increased from 24% to 30% (P <.001) for patients aged 50 to 64 years and from ...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Public Health
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0090-0036,1541-0048
DOI: 10.2105/ajph.93.10.1699