Barriers to immunisation in general practice

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 6-10

  Bailey, Helen D ^b   Kurinczuk, Jennifer J ^a   Kusel, Merci M ^b   Plant, Aileen J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA TETANUS TOXOID;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG STORAGE; FEVER; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; IMMUNIZATION; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFRIGERATOR; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0033003976     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.1999.tb01198.x     Document Type: Article

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