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Clinical Trial
. 1994 Mar:40:474-7.

Requiring elderly patients to give signed consent for influenza vaccine. Does it affect acceptance?

J Charles  1 , J Lewis
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Clinical Trial

Requiring elderly patients to give signed consent for influenza vaccine. Does it affect acceptance?

J Charles et al. Can Fam Physician. 1994 Mar.

Abstract

This study aimed to determine whether requiring signed consent before influenza vaccination affected vaccine acceptance by elderly patients. Previous influenza vaccination was determined by chart review. All subjects agreed to sign the consent. Requiring signed consent did not affect influenza vaccine acceptance in this population. Mailed reminder letters and information packages in patients' charts significantly increased vaccination rates.

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