Titre :
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Tailored interventions to increase influenza vaccination in neighborhood health centers serving the disadvantaged. (2003)
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Auteurs :
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Richard-K ZIMMERMAN ;
David-G HALL ;
Mary-Patricia NOWALK ;
Mahlon RAYMUND ;
Edmund-M RICCI ;
Melissa TABBARAH ;
Jtodd WAHRENBERGER ;
Stephen-A WILSON ;
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Department of Family Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology. Pittsburgh. PA. USA ;
University of Pittsburgh. Graduate School of Public Health. Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences. USA
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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American journal of public health (vol. 93, n° 10, 2003)
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Pagination :
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1699-1705
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Virus
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Virose
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Infection
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Vaccination
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Prévention santé
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Homme
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Ville
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Evaluation
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS eGR0x7KM. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. 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<. for patients aged to years and from older self-reported vaccination rates did not increase. in logistic regression analyses the strongest predictor of among was belief that unvaccinated persons will contract influenza ratio confidence interval friends thought they should be vaccinated ci="4.2,22.3)." conclusions : tailored interventions can improve immunization at inner-city health centers.>
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