Influenza and pneumococcal immunization in the elderly: Knowledge, attitudes, and practices among general practitioners in Italy

Public Health

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 202-207

  Pavia, Maria ^a   Foresta, Maria Rita ^a   Carbone, Vincenzo ^a   Angelillo, Italo F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Behaviour; Elderly; General practitioners; Influenza; Italy; Knowledge; Pneumococcal disease; Vaccines

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ELDERLY POPULATION; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA; PUBLIC ATTITUDE;

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; ITALY; LOBAR PNEUMONIA; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ITALY;

EID: 0037403509     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3506(03)00066-0     Document Type: Article

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