Attendance choices about the influenza immunization programme: Evidence for targeting patients' beliefs

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 279-288

  Bekker, Hilary L ^a   Gough, D ^b   Williams, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c Beech Tree Surgery   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SELF REPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0041344620     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1354850031000135722     Document Type: Article

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