Influenza and tetanus immunization: Are adults up-to-date in rural Alberta?

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 43, Issue JAN., 1997, Pages 50-55

  Russell, Margaret L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; TETANUS TOXOID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA; QUESTIONNAIRE; TETANUS; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALBERTA; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL HEALTH; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TETANUS TOXOID; VACCINATION;

EID: 0031043799     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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