Reasons Physicians Accepted or Declined Smallpox Vaccine, February Through April, 2003

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 85-89

  Benin, Andrea L ^a,b   Dembry, Louise ^a   Shapiro, Eugene D ^a   Holmboe, Eric S ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b IE 61 SHM ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Smallpox vaccine; Survey; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

SMALLPOX VACCINE;

ADULT; COMPENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; E-MAIL; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMALLPOX; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; PHYSICIANS; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; RISK; SMALLPOX VACCINE; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

EID: 1242314665     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2004.36005.x     Document Type: Review

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