Poor uptake of influenza vaccinations in patients receiving cytotoxic chemotherapy

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 542-543

  Ring, Alistair ^a   Marx, G ^a   Steer, C ^a   Prendiville, J ^a   Ellis, P ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG UPTAKE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SOLID TUMOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; CYTOTOXINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; LONDON; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; VACCINATION;

EID: 0041989685     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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