Translating evidence into practice. The case of influenza vaccination.
A problem common to all health care systems remains the translation of robust evidence into effective practice. Influenza vaccination has been reported to be an effective public health care intervention, but guidelines on coverage and subsequent uptake rates for vaccination across European countries vary substantially. One challenge therefore is to evaluate how effective different implementation mechanisms may be in improving overall vaccination rates for target populations across Europe.
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LSE Health and Social Care, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London, WC2A 2AE, UK. d.mcdaid@lse.ac.uk
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D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D005060:Europe; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015980:Public Health Practice
D007252:Influenza Vaccines